Colouring Doll's Heads in the Potteries. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard showing paintresses decorating doll's heads in a Stoke-on-Trent pot bank.
On the reverse of the post card it is stated that the image was taken in 1880. However, this date is too early. Blake ...
Colwyn Bay. Circa 1933
During the years between the first and second world wars the holiday seasons saw hoards of people flooding into resorts such as Colwyn Bay in North Wales. Other popular seaside towns were Rhyl, Llandudno ...
Committee of the Association of Potters - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Joseph Machin, Chairman of the Committee of Potters, addressed this notice to fellow manufacturers in the Potteries.
Ruin
A ruinous war with France had brought Britain's business to its knees - ...
Comparative Calculations - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
During 1796, a fierce debate was raging in Stoke-on-Trent over controversial proposals to build a new canal.
The new canal promised to link Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire with the Cheshire Canal ...
Concert at the Town Hall, Burslem - Concert programme from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Entertainment in Burslem
Programme for a concert taking place at Burslem Town Hall in October 1805.
The concert goers were to be treated to an eclectic selection of instrumental music and songs ...
Congleton Edge, From Cloud End. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Congleton Edge taken from Cloud End, Cheshire.
Congleton Edge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape looking towards Cloud End from Congleton Edge in Cheshire.
Consall Forge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the Caldon Canal at Consall Forge, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Consall Mill Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Consall Mill Bridge spanning the Caldon Canal at Consall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Consall Mill. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Caldon Canal and Consall Mill, Consall Valley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Consall Mill. Photographed by William Blake.
Winter scene including the Caldon Canal at Consall Mill, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Consall Steps. Photographed by William Blake.
Consall Steps at Consall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Consall. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the Caldon Canal at Consall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Continental Pieces. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a document containing illustrations of continental metal/glass work from the Renaissence period.
Contraction in Firing. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide illustrating the effects of firing on ware.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small ...
Cookery Class, Sutherland Institute, Longton
A cookery class at the Sutherland Institute, Longton with the caption: "Who Cares for 1917 Weather with a Kitchen like this?" The girl in the centre is Olive Eardley (later Hill), who was the daughter ...
Cookery Class, Sutherland Institute, Longton
A cookery class at the Sutherland Institute, Longton with the caption: "The Cheerless Air of English Cooks Under the "U" Boat Menace. April 1917."
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Cookshill Corner, Caverswall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Cookshill Corner, Caverswall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The photograph includes a group of people standing outside the Auctioneer's Arms public house.
The picture was taken looking ...