High Lane, Tunstall
The view north along High Lane (A5272) at the junction with Little Chell Lane (to the left) and Sprink Bank Road (to the right).
Kings Arms, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Kings Arms at Broadway roundabout, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Leek New Road at Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north east along Leek New Road (A53) at the outskirts of Stockton Brook. The place name sign on the right hand side of the road is for Baddeley Green and the photograph was taken just beyond the ...
Leigh. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Lower Leigh, Staffordshire.
The scene includes a public house called the Railway Inn, a motor car, a workshop and worker.
Longton Road from the Stone Road junction, Trentham
The camera is looking east along Longton Road from its junction with Stone Road (A34) just outside Trentham Gardens. Just off the left hand edge of the photograph are the three grade II listed cottages ...
Longton Road, Trentham
Longton Road (A5035) before it was widened, the view from close to New Inn Road. The camera is looking west towards the junction with Stone Road (A34) in Ash Green. On the horizon is the stand of trees ...
Meir heath, The Cross Roads. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the cross roads at Meir Heath, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The picture was taken from Hilderstone Road and the Windmill public house can be seen on the right.
Meir Road, Normacot
Photograph taken from 181 Meir Road. Christ Church is pictured. Note the road surfacing in progress.
Meir, Broadway. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near to where ...
Nantwich, Cheshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Nantwich, Cheshire.
This view includes a mock tudor building.
Normacot Road, Longton
Houses in Normacot Road, Longton, being demolished.
Normacot Road, Longton
Houses being demolished on Normacot Road. Photograph taken from the end of New Church.
Normacot Road, Longton
Photograph taken looking to the west. The Wheat Sheaf public house is in the distance on the left.
Normacot Road, Longton
Photograph taken looking up from Commerce Street. Houses are undergoing demolition on the left.
Old entrance to Trentham Gardens, Stone Road, Trentham
The original entrance to the leisure gardens at Trentham was between the two large "lodges" just to the right of the three PMT (Potteries Motor Traction) buses. The lodges were originally at the western ...
Queens Park Avenue, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Queens Park Avenue, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The entrance to Longton Park lies just to the left of this location.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and ...
Repairs to Newcastle Street - A document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This notice from John Riley, surveyor, calls for a meeting on Monday 20 June, 6pm, at the Legs of Man Inn, to discuss repairs to the road between Burslem and Longport, now known as Newcastle Street.
Roadworks ...
Road repairs - A document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In the early 1800s, local wealthy men and / or trusts took responsibility for the upkeep of the roads.
When a group of Burslem's "principal inhabitants" met at the Legs of Man Inn on 20 June 1803, ...