In recent weeks we have told the story of the terrible bombing raid which devastated West Bromwich during the 2nd WW, but every Black Country township had to be well prepared for such deadly attacks.
The Stone children in their gasmasks.
Rowley was no exception, with the nearby Coombs Wood steelworks a frequent target of bombing raids.
Here we see the children of the Stone family of Rowley, posing with their gasmasks.
