Marsh Thistle or Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle is a biennial found in wet places such as marshes, damp hedgerows, woods and grasslands.
Flowering between July and August it can grow to a height of 1.5m
This example was found growing ...
Marsh Violet, or Viola palustris
This perennial plant is a regular sight on the acid soils of the moorlands.
Flowering between April and July, it can grow up to 10cm in height.
This example was found growing at Tittesworth in Staffordshire, ...
Marsh-marigold, or Caltha palustris
This perennial plant can often be found in wet woods and marshy fields.
Flowering between March and July, it can grow up to 45cm in height.
This example was found at Oakamoor in Staffordshire over ...
Meadow Saxifrage, or Saxifraga granulata
You can find this perennial plant in "calcareous" pastures that are rich in lime.
Flowering between April and June, it can grow to a height of 45cm.
This example was collected at Ellis Hill in Staffordshire ...
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.
Meir Heath. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene with a view of the windmill and Windmill Pub at Meir Heath, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Memorial Tablet, Hawksmoor, near Cheadle
The John Richard Beech Masefield Memorial Stone from the gateway of Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle.
Blake was a fellow member of the North Staffs Field Club and held the position of club librarian ...
Michelin Tyre Company factory, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
The factory in the foreground is the Michelin Tyre factory. This photograph was taken from Rookery Lane in Trent Vale, looking north east towards Berryhill and Fenton. To the left is the cooling tower ...
Midland Bank building, Kingsway, Stoke-upon-Trent
This branch of the Midland Bank stood at the corner of Kingsway and Church Street in Stoke on trent. One of the "Big Four" banks, the Midland became part of HSBC in the 1990s. The building is no longer ...
Milford Chase. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Milford Common, Staffordshire.
Mill House Farm, Normacot
Photograph taken looking east from Watery Lane, with the gravel quarries on Star and Garter Lane in the distance. Haymaking is in progress.
Mill House Farm, Normacot
Photograph taken looking approximately east from Watery Lane. A group of farm workers can be seen haymaking.
Mill House Farm, Normacot
Mill House farm stood on Watery Lane. A man is scything the grass, for haymaking.
Mill House Farm, Normacot
Photograph taken looking east from Watery Lane, with the gravel quarries on Star and Garter Lane in the distance. Haymaking is in progress.
Mill House Farm, Normacot
Photograph taken looking north-east. The farm labourers are loading a horse-drawn cart with hay. The backs of houses on Ludwall Road can be seen.
Mill House Farm, Watery Lane, Normacot
Mill Pool, Stanley. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Mill Pool, Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Mill Pool, Stanley. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Mill Pool, Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.