Foxt Lane, Ipstones
Although captioned Foxt Lane, this view was taken from Brookfields Road in Ipstones and shows a cottage on a bend of Shay Lane. The cottage has since been demolished and a new stone-built house stands ...
Fr. Fabers Retreat, Cotton Dell. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Fr. Faber’s Retreat, Cotton Dell, Nr. Oakamoor, Staffordshire.
Fr. Fabers Retreat, Cotton Dell. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Fr. Faber’s Retreat, Cotton Dell, Nr. Oakamoor, Staffordshire.
Frank i' th' Rocks, Wolfscote Dale
Pictured in the summer of 1906 is the footbridge over the River Dove at the northern end of Wolfscote Dale, taken from slightly upstream on the Staffordshire side of the river. The rock outcrops contain ...
Fulford. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Fulford, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
St. Nicholas's Church can be seen at the top of the picture.
Furnace Farm, Fenton Park, Fenton
Furnace Farm was also known as Bailey's Farm and was on a lane that lead northwards off Fenpark Road. The name comes from nearby old iron furnaces. the two outbuildings on the right are thought to have ...
Furnace Farm, Fenton Park, Fenton
Furnace Farm was also known as Bailey's Farm and was on a lane that lead northwards off Fenpark Road. The name comes from nearby old iron furnaces. the two outbuildings on the right are thought to have ...
Garlic mustard, or Alliaria petiolata. Also known as Jack-by-the-hedge
You will find this biennial plant in hedges, everywhere except for higher altitudes, Cannock Chase and some industrial areas.
Flowering between April and June, it can grow up to 1 metre in height.
This ...
Gawton's Well, Knypersley. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene with a view of Gawton's Well at Knypersley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Germander Speedwell or Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell is a common perennial found around hedgebanks.
Flowering between March and July, its can grow to a height of 35cm.
This example was found growing at Kinver in Staffordshire, ...
Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley
Woodland scene with a view of Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Girls at a Rudyard Hotel
With the coming of the railway, Rudyard Lake became a popular rural destination for the people of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
It is interesting to note that the famous writer, Rudyard Kipling, ...
Goat's Rue, or Galega officinalis
This subshrub starts from the south and continues to colonise damp places.
Flowering between July and September, it can grow up to 150cm in height.
This example was found growing at Broughton Pool, ...
Gog Rock. Photographed by William Blake.
Gog Rock, Stakebank Wood, Consall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Goldenhill Farm, Fenton
Goldenhill Farm was on the west side of Goldenhill Road, sandwiched between Ludbrook Road to the north and The Old Penny public house to the south. The house in the centre of the photograph was originally ...
Gom's Mill, Longton
Photograph taken looking north-east, showing the footbridge over the stream at Gom's Mill. Ley Farm can be seen in the distance.
In the 19th century there were two flint mills at Gom's Mill. The ...
Gorse, or Ulex europaeus
Gorse (also known as whin or furze), is easily spotted across North Staffordshire's rough pastures and heaths.
At up to 2 metres high and with a vivid yellow bloom between March and June, you may well ...
Gradbach. Photographed by William Blake.
Photographic landscape taken at Gradbach, Staffordshire.