Meaford Lock, Nr. Stone. Photographed by William Blake.
View of a lock and a horse drawn narrow boat on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
This view was taken at Meaford, Nr. Stone, Staffordshire.
Modern Egyptian Potter. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing an Egyptian Potter selling his ware on the banks of the Nile. This is one of the few coloured slides in the collection.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for ...
Normacot. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard with a view of Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Shard Ruck, Longton
Postcard with a view of a pottery waste area called a Shard Ruck. Taken in the Potteries, Staffordshire.
Shard Ruck, always known locally as a shraff tip, was most probably at or near the Daisy Bank ...
Sneyd Colliery Land Sale Yard
An early view of Sneyd land sale yard, probably taken during the 1920s. Note the horses and carts.
It is thought that the white building at the top left is the colliery office block.
The view ...
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stafford Street is now known as The Strand.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them ...
The Avenue, Wetley Rocks
A view looking north along Cheadle Road, Wetley Rocks. The avenue of trees no longer exists.
Photographed by William Blake.
The Boar, Moddershall. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of The Boar, Moddershall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Crescent, Wolstanton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at The Crescent, Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Torquay Town, Devonshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Townscape taken at Torquay, Devonshire.
Trentham Hotel and Roebuck Statue. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Trentham Hotel and Roebuck statue at Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The statue was given by the second Duke of Sutherland in 1865.
Uttoxeter Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard with a street scene, including a tram and horse & cart.
Taken at Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Information on the back of this postcard places the date for this ...
Wedgwood factory, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph of Wedgwood's original factory next to the Trent and Mersey canal in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent was taken in 1929. The factory was a site of real innovation and invention but was disused ...