Home Front Legacy 1914-18: Full record

Home Front Legacy 1914-18

Claire Corkill, Chris Kolonko, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5284/1059297. How to cite using this DOI

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Full Record - Tolkien Trail - Middle Earth (PRN: 8716)

Location
PRN	8716
Site or location name	Tolkien Trail - Middle Earth
Summary	Sherbrook Valley
Description	As a 2nd Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers, Tolkien was stationed in Brocton and Rugeley Camps (The Camps of Mordor) from November 1915 to June 1916. After his marriage in April 1916 his wife took lodgings nearby in Great Haywood. He was posted to France in June 1916 and developed trench fever during the Battle of the Somme and was evacuated to England in November 1916. After some weeks in the Birmingham University Military Hospital he convalesced with his wife Edith in Great Haywood from December 1916 to February 1917. Many of the places on and around the Chase are thought to be linked to Tolkien's 'Book of Lost Tales'. This mythical history of 'Middle Earth' later included in 'The Silmarillion' provided a background for 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. At the outbreak of the Great War insufficient barrack accommodation existed for the overwhelming numbers of men enlisting. By December 1914 with over one million recruits new hutted camps were required. Lord Lichfield offered free use of part of his property on Cannock Chase. Two camps were to be constructed on either side of the Sher Brook Valley, Rugeley and Brocton Camps, each capable of holding an Infantry Division of approximately 20 000 men and 5600 horses with their entire associated infrastructure, roads, railway, power, water and sewerage. A workforce of 1000 men were employed through the winter 1914 and spring 1915 erecting a large wooden encampment numbering 500 huts by March 1915 and eventually rising to more than 1500. A military railway later known as 'The Tackeroo' was built in late 1914 to transport construction materials on to the top of the Chase from the railway lines at Hednesford and Milford. The first troops of the Army Service Corps arrived in May 1915 though some accommodation may have been used before this for troops in transit. The 94th Brigade 31st Division was based at Penkridge Bank (Rugeley Camp) from April to July 1915 with Service Battalions of the Accrington Pals (11th East Lancs), Sheffield City, 1st and 2nd Barnsley Pals (12th, 13th and 14th Yorks and Lancs). Occasional use continued through 1915 with other Service Battalions en-route overseas. As the main contingents of the Territorial battalions and Kitchener's New Army had by now embarked for the Western Front the role of the camps changed to training. The camps were ideally placed for this surrounded by heathland where a series of rifle ranges and practice trenches were constructed. The Reserve Battalions of various regiments re-located to the camps in autumn and winter 1915. In September 1916 the Reserve Battalions became Training Reserve Battalions in the newly formed Training Reserve Brigades. The 1st and 2nd Training Reserve Brigades were based at Rugeley Camp with the 3rd Training Reserve Brigade based at Brocton Camp.
Monument Type	HISTORICAL SITE;HISTORICAL SITE
Desgination	None
Material

Condition/Threat
Country	ENGLAND
County
Site Location	North side of Cannock Chase and Shugborough Estate.
Postcode
Map Reference	NGR: SJ98652019 (398650, 320190)
Condition (Date)	Good (06-11-2016)
Related Sites
Tokien Trail - Great Haywood (Tavrobel)
Source
Whitehouse, Scott & David Robbie (2014) Staffordshire Tolkien Trail: Three circular walks in the footsteps of JRR Tolkien. Staffordshire County Council. Stafford. https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/RightsofWay/distancewalks/Staffordshire-Tolkien-Trail.aspx
Administration
Recorded By (Date)	John M - Geograph (13-10-2016)
Copiled On	06-11-2016
Last Updated	07-11-2016

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JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Brocton Coppice (Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire), became Forest of Fanghorn. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Brocton Coppice (Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire), became Forest of Fanghorn. (8716_875.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Brocton Coppice (Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire), became Forest of Fanghorn. (File name: 8716_875.jpg)	JPG JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Brocton Coppice (Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire), became Forest of Fanghorn. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Brocton Coppice (Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire), became Forest of Fanghorn. (8716_875.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	139 Kb
JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Essex Bridge, became Grey Bridge of Tavrobel. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Essex Bridge, became Grey Bridge of Tavrobel. (8716_878.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Essex Bridge, became Grey Bridge of Tavrobel. (File name: 8716_878.jpg)	JPG JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Essex Bridge, became Grey Bridge of Tavrobel. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Essex Bridge, became Grey Bridge of Tavrobel. (8716_878.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	94 Kb
JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Heath of the Sky Roof. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Heath of the Sky Roof. (8716_877.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Heath of the Sky Roof. (File name: 8716_877.jpg)	JPG JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Heath of the Sky Roof. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Heath of the Sky Roof. (8716_877.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	79 Kb
JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Sher Brook (), became Brook of Glass. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Sher Brook (), became Brook of Glass. (8716_876.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Sher Brook (), became Brook of Glass. (File name: 8716_876.jpg)	JPG JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Sher Brook (), became Brook of Glass. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Sher Brook (), became Brook of Glass. (8716_876.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	112 Kb
JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Shugborough Hall, became the house of a Hundred Chimneys. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Shugborough Hall, became the house of a Hundred Chimneys. (8716_879.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Shugborough Hall, became the house of a Hundred Chimneys. (File name: 8716_879.jpg)	JPG JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Shugborough Hall, became the house of a Hundred Chimneys. JRR Tolkien and wife lived in Great Haywood to be near the training camp at Brocton. Shugborough Hall, became the house of a Hundred Chimneys. (8716_879.jpg) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	46 Kb
Robbie, D; Whitehouse, S (2014) Tolkien Trail Leaflet: Three circular walks in the footsteps of JRR Tolkien.. Staffordshire County Council: Penkridge.		PDF	2 Mb