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Elizabeth Mary Blake. Photographed by William Blake.

Full length portrait of Elizabeth Mary Blake in a graduation cap and gown.

Ellesmere. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscaspe with tree, bench and figures. Taken at Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Emptying Saggars. Photographed by William Blake.

Factory interior with a view of pottery workers emptying saggars. Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Emptying Saggars. Photographed by William Blake.

Lantern slide showing pottery workers in the process of emptying saggars. This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” ...

Essex Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the Essex Bridge spanning the River Trent at Great Haywood, Staffordshire. The bridge was originally called Shugborough Bridge.

Evening skirt and bodice

Bright pink and crimson taffeta evening dress, straight style, worn with a crimson satin cummerbund. The material was purchased from Jacqmar. Lady Bagot recalls that it was one of the many occasions when ...

Fairy Glen, Darlaston, near Stone

Outdoor portrait of a woman in formal dress sitting on a stile and holding flowers. The location is referred to as Fairy Glen and the woman's name is Jeannie. It appears to be one of a group of images ...

Fairy Glen, Darlaston, near Stone

Landscape taken at Fairy Glen including a country lane, a woman and a girl. The women in the picture are named Dot and Jeannie. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) who died 2 September 1940. It appears ...

Fishing, Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.

Park scene taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The photograph includes anglers fishing the park lake. The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July ...

Florence Colliery. "Working Own Seam". Photographed by William Blake.

People picking their own coal from a surface seam during the coal strike of 1912. Taken at Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was ...

Footbridge, Dovedale

Footbridge at Ilam Rock in Dovedale, looking downstream from the Staffordshire bank. Photographed by William Blake of Longton.

Forsbrook Road, Blythe Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene taken at Forsbrook Road, Blythe Bridge, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. A soldier and a postman pose for the photograph as a cyclist rides by.

Forsbrook Village. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene taken at Forsbrook, Staffordshire.

Forsbrook. Photographed by William Blake.

A view of Forsbrook village, with the Grimwade Memorial Hall in the distance.

Forsbrook. Photographed by William Blake.

Village scene taken at Forsbrook, Staffordshire.

Full skirted dress

Full skirted dress of navy silk chiffon over white jap silk. Large white voile collar and lapels, bracelet length sleeves, wide cummerbund at waistline. Lady Bagot had several dresses made in this style ...

Garages at Highcroft, Rough Close

Photograph of the garage at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the Barlow family in the 1930s.

Garden View. Photographed by William Blake.

Garden scene taken at Nantwich, Cheshire.