Ecton Foot Bridge, Manifold Valley
Landscape with a view of Ecton Foot Bridge, Manifold Valley, Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton
Endon Road, Norton Green
Looking north east along Leek Road (renamed Endon Road) in Norton Green. In the centre of the photograph are the parapets of the bridge which carries the road over the River Trent. To the right is the ...
Erecting a railway bridge, Stoke-on-Trent
This picture was taken during the erection of a railway bridge in the north of Stoke-on-Trent on the 21st April 1929. As you can see a crowd of people gathered to watch the construction.
Despite our ...
Essex Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Essex Bridge spanning the River Trent at Great Haywood, Staffordshire.
The bridge was originally called Shugborough Bridge.
Ford Green station house, Stoke-on-Trent
The footbridge and station house attached to Ford Green and Smallthorne Station. The station was on the Biddulph Valley branch, opened in 1864 and finally closed in 1964. The house has been demolished ...
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.
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 ...
Harecastle railway tunnel from Hollywall Lane, Tunstall
Looking westwards from Hollywall Lane towards the southern entrance of the Harecastle railway tunnels (immediately behind the first pylon). On the skyline to the right is the pillar of the Wedgwood Monument ...
Hartshill railway station, Stoke-on-Trent
A photograph taken from a wagon in the siding at Hartshill and Basford Halt. The camera is looking west towards the mouth of the tunnel taking the line to Newcastle. The station, opened in 1905, was on ...
Heybridge, Lower Tean
A view near Heybridge, Lower Tean, showing a foot bridge at the bottom of Mill Lane over the River Tean.
Photograph by William Blake of Longton.
Hot Lane, Burslem
This is the view north east along Hot Lane from just beyond the loop Line railway bridge. In the background is the spoil tip of Sneyd Colliery and just visible, the aerial cableway used to move waste ...
Ilam Rock, Dovedale
Landscape with a view of Ilam Rock, Dovedale, Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Leek New Road at Daisy Bank Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south west from close to the Daisy Bank Bridge along the A53 (Leek New Road) with Sneyd Green to the left and Holden Bridge in the centre distance. The photograph was taken from near Bellerton ...
Lift bridge over the Caldon Canal at Heakley Green, Norton Green
The Norton Green lift bridge (bridge No 21) carries the path leading to Cockshead Cottages over the Caldon Canal west of Baddeley Green. Just beyond the bridge was the start of the arm of the canal that ...
Longton Railway Bridge
Photograph taken looking from King Street towards Times Square.
Longton Railway Station
Longton railway station looking east towards the iron bridge crossing the north end of Times Square. The station lies on the Crewe to Derby via Stoke line and was opened as part of the North Staffordshire ...
Longton Station and the Phoenix Works, Longton
Longton Station in the foreground with the old Phoenix Pottery building behind and the tower of St John The Baptist Church (demolished in 1979) beyond that.
The station, opened in 1848, is on an embankment. ...
Looking west from Hollywall Lane, Goldenhill
The view west from Hollywall Lane over the entrance to the old Harecastle railway tunnel. The houses in the foreground are on Boathorse Road (or Lane) and beyond the house and barns of Yeld Hill Farm. ...