Portrait of Dan Irving. Photographed by William Blake
A portrait of Dan Irving (1854-1924) on an invitation from Longton Labour Church to hear him speak at Longton Town Hall. Irving was a socialist activist, and later became Labour party Member of Parliament ...
Portrait of James Bateman. Photographed by William Blake.
James Bateman, industrialist and banker, lived at Biddulph Grange and created the gardens there during the mid 19th century. He was the first President of the North Staffordshire Field Club 1865-1870....
Portrait of Robert Garner. Photographed by William Blake c. 1900-1940
Portrait of Robert Garner, (1808-1890) surgeon, naturalist and social reformer of Stoke on Trent. He was a founder member and a President of the North Staffordshire Field Club.
Portrait of Robert Garner. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of Robert Garner, (1808-1890) surgeon, naturalist and social reformer of Stoke on Trent. He was a founder member and a President of the North Staffordshire Field Club.
Portrait of W. Wells Bladen. Photographed by William Blake.
William Wells Bladen (1847-1914) was a colleague of William Blake's in the North Staffordshire Field Club. Born in Wolverhampton, he lived at 'Fairlie' in Stone. He was particularly interested in folklore....
Portrait, Unknown Subject. Photographed by William Blake.
Sketched portrait of a lady. The identity of the subject is unknown.
Portrait, Unknown Subject. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of a lady. The identity of the subject is unknown.
Portrait, Unknown Subject. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of a gentleman with a female Kestrel on his shoulder. The identity of the subject is unknown.
Private Herbert Lewis, 5041117 North Staffordshire Regiment. Born 1894
Herbert Lewis was born in 1894 in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He joined the army in 1916. He served in France, Gibraltar, Constantinople and India. He married on 16th February 1929. ...
Private John 'Jack' Joyce, 212681 Royal Army Service Corps. Born 1909
John was born 6th October 1909 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He married Elleanor Annie Thorley, pictured with two of their sons, on 26th September 1942. John and Elleanor had six children.
John ...
Rev. C.F.L. Barnwell, Vicar of Stramshall
Portrait of Rev. C.F.L. Barnwell (1853-1933) of Stramshall, near Uttoxeter. He was Vicar of Stramshall for 54 years.
He was a member and one time president of the North Staffs Field Club and was described ...
Revd. Sidney J. Daltry
Revd. Sidney J. Daltry (1858-1939) was the eldest son of Revd. T. W. Daltry, vicar of Madeley and founding member of he North Staffordshire Field Club. In 1891 he became Deacon of Lichfield Cathedral ...
Robert Blatchford
Robert Blatchford (1851-1943) was a socialist writer and campaigner who launched the Clarion newspaper in 1891. He is known to have converted the Countess of Warwick to socialism. He was guest speaker ...
Sir Oliver Lodge.
Sir Oliver Lodge was born at The Views, Penkhull in June 1851. His father was a clerk with the North Staffordshire Railway. He went to a dame school in Penkhull and later to London University and the ...
Thomas Carlyle
A copy of an 1874 photographic portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher.
This image is from a collection of glass negatives and slides formerly belonging ...
Thomas Henry Alder, 1429835 Royal Artillery. Born 1920
Thomas Alder was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 28th January 1920. He joined the Royal Artillery on 11th July 1938 and was posted to 213 Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery. He was billeted in St. Michael’s ...
Thomas Herbert Alder, 80601 RAMC. P Company. Born 1888
Thomas Alder was born 16th September 1888 in Portsmouth , Hampshire. He returned to England from Canada in 1914, at the start of WWI, enlisting in the RAMC. He was posted to Blackpool, Lancashire on 13th ...
Trentham Swimming Pool.
Trentham open-air swimming pool was very popular from its beginnings in the 1920’s up until the 1960’s when customers demanded more creature comforts and heated buildings.
Mr Mosley poses ...