Ford Green Wesleyan Chapel, Stoke-on-Trent
The Wesleyan Chapel on Ford Green Road at the corner with Regina Street. The chapel was built in 1867 but has been demolished and the sire cleared. Regina Street was called Victoria Street until the 1950s. ...
Freemantle Road, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north along Freemantle Road from its junction with London Road. Off to the right is a Worthington Brewery tanker delivering to the corner public house, The Oak Tree. To the left, hidden by the ...
Garden Through French Windows. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Blake's garden at Glentworth, Cobden Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close
A member of the Barlow family, possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, tending the garden at his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close.
We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for ...
Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close
Garden scene taken at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close.
We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the Barlow family in the 1930s.
Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close
A member of the Barlow family, possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, tending gardens at his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close.
We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the ...
Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close
Possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, sweeping paths outside his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close.
We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the Barlow family in the 1930s....
Gorse, or Ulex europaeus
Gorse (also known as whin or furze), is easily spotted across North Staffordshire's rough pastures and heaths.
At up to 2 metres high and with a vivid yellow bloom between March and June, you may well ...
Greater Stitchwort, or Stellaria holostea
This plant is a common perennial, appearing on woods and hedgebanks.
This specimen was found at Whitmore, in Staffordshire, by local naturalist Eric Edees, during the spring of 1946.
About this ...
Hamilton Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Hamilton Road, Longton, 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 ...
Highcroft in Winter, Rough Close. Photographed by William Blake.
Winter view of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of a number of images taken at Highcroft. These pictures were possibly commissioned by the Barlow ...
House Interior. Photographed by William Blake.
Early 20th century house interior including a gramophone, piano and many ornamental items.
House Interior. Photographed by William Blake.
Early 20th century house interior including a bookcase, gramophone and many ornamental items.
House, Unknown. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait of two children and a dog posing outside a house.
The identity of the subjects and the location of the house are unknown.
Indian Balsam, or Impatiens glandulifera
Although not native to Staffordshire, the Indian Balsam is becoming a common sight on the county's river banks.
Flowering between July and October, this plant can reach a towering 1.5 metres in height.
This ...
John Street, Longton.
John Street consisted of many houses and courtyards. This was a closed court off Lower John Street and it is easy to image the unsanitary conditions that people lived in. The houses were surrounded by ...
John Street, Longton. Factory Wall. Circa 1930
This image of John Street portrays a bleak picture of working class life in the city in the late nineteenth & early twentieth centuries. Notice the close proximity of the houses to the large pottery factory. ...
Making food parcels for miners' families, Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent 1984
The miner's strike of 1984/1985 saw many miner's families experience hardship as no money was coming in either through wages or benefits. Womens action groups set up food centres which packaged donated ...