Dane Valley, near Rushton Spencer
Landscape taken at Dane Valley, near Gig Hall, Rushton Spencer. In the centre is Feeder Cottage. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Staffordshire....
Gawton's Well, Knypersley. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene with a view of Gawton's Well at Knypersley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Knypersley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Knypersley Pool, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Leigh Post Office. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Leigh, Staffordshire.
The photograph includes the village Post Office and a group of women, one using a cast iron water pump.
Moddershall village
A view of Moddershall village, looking north. In the distance there is a part view of the School and on the right the Post Office. Also on the right note the water-pump. Several of these buildings remain ...
Rudyard Lake. Photographed by William Blake .
View of Rudyard Lake, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction in the late ninenteenth century.
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Rudyard Lake. Photographed by William Blake .
View of Rudyard Lake, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction in the late ninenteenth century.
Stanley Pool
The dam at the north west end of Stanley Pool. Built in 1786 as an 8 acre (3¼ hectare) reservoir to supply water for the nearby Caldon Canal, the pool was enlarged to 33 acres (13 hectares) in 1840 ...
The Feeder and Cloud End, near Rushton Spencer
The Feeder with Cloud End in the distance, in the Dane Valley near Rushton Spencer. The Feeder is an artificial waterway linking the River Dane to Rudyard Lake.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton....
The River Churnet. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with view of The River Churnet at its entrance to Tittesworth Lake, Staffordshire.
Tissington Well. Photographed by William Blake.
Tissington Well, Derbyshire, during the well dressing season.
Well dressing is an ancient custom in which the local water supply is blessed to ward off any evil impurities. Other sources believe that ...
Warder's Tower, Knypersley. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Warder's Tower at Knypersley Reservoir, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.