Limestone Caves, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of the limestone caves at Cauldon Low quarries. The cave was opened up in 1905 and destroyed as quarrying continued in 1907. The cave penetrated 140 feet into the hill, had a maximum width of ...
Limestone Quarries, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the limestone quarries at Cauldon Low.
Lion Rock, Dovedale
Stereoscope slide showing Lion Rock and the River Dove taken at Dovedale. Lion Rock is on the Derbyshire bank of the River Dove, the opposite bank is Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District ...
Lion Rock, Dovedale. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Lion Rock at Pickering Tor, one of the geological landmarks at Dovedale, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Little Eaves Lane, Bucknall
Looking north east along Little Eaves Lane from close to Hob Hill cottages, just off Eaves Lane. The camera is looking towards Norton and the northern part of the city (mistily on the skyline). A coal ...
Logging
Logging in progress on a damp day in the 1950s.
The scene looks like Rudyard in Staffordshire, with the reservoir barely visible through the trees.
Compare the workers' hand saws, flat caps and ...
Longnor Road, Ipstones. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene including a group of youngsters taken at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
Longton Park Birthday Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Birthday card with flowers and a view of Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William ...
Longton Park Birthday Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Birthday card with flowers and a view of Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William ...
Looking north east from near the top of Sturgess Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph was taken from close to the corner of Sturgess Street and Bath Terrace in Stoke. Until the 1950s Sturgess Street was called Edward Street. These houses in the top part of Sturgess Street ...
Looking north from Greenhill Farm, Fenton
This was the view north from Greenhill Farm in the Fenton Park area. In the centre are the buildings of Northwood Farm, now demolished. To the left are the spoil tips in Shelton and Hanley and in the ...
Looking north over Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera was looking north up the Fowlea Brook valley, over Westport Lake. The embankment running across the middle of the photograph carried the Tunstall or Pinnox branch railway line, which left the ...
Looking northwards from Hartshill Bank, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph shows the view northwards from the top of Hartshill Bank at the top of Vicarage Road on a cloudy day in November. On the right are the twin winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery and to ...
Looking over Hanley Park towards Mossfield and Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from the corner of Lawrence Street, looking south east towards the gates into Hanley Park on the corner of College Road and Cleveland Road. In the distance are the two spoil ...
Looking over Shelton from Harsthill Bank, Stoke-on-Trent
The view looking north east from the top of Harsthill Bank. The photograph was taken from the end of Vicarage Road in Hartshill overlooking what is now Hartshill Park and Nature Reserve. In the centre ...
Looking over Stoke from Penkhull New Road, Penkhull
The camera is looking east towards Stoke from near the top of Penkhull New Road. On the right, the open space is the access to the Terrace Inn car park. the road coming in on the left is Penkhull Terrace. ...
Looking over Stoke-on-Trent from Richmond Street, Penkhull
This was the view east from near the allotments at the bottom of Richmond Street in Penkhull. On the right hand edge is the tower of St Peter's Church in Stoke (Stoke Minster) and the domed building in ...
Looking over the Potteries from Hartshill Bank
This was the view north east from the top of Hartshill Bank (at the bottom of Vicarage Road). The lower land in the foreground is the Fowlea Brook valley with the main railway line running across. Immediately ...