Coal strike, Longton
Loading coal during the Coal Strike of 1926. Photograph possibly taken at Meir Hay.
Coat of Arms of Stoke on Trent
Commerce Street, Longton
The Scouts' and Guides' St. George's Day parade. Photograph taken looking towards Uttoxeter Road.
Cyrtochilum Bictoniense - Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman depicts cyrtochilum bictoniense, also known as the Bicton Cyrtochilum, in reference to the place near Exeter where the first English ...
Daniel O'Donnell Appreciation Society
This photograph, showing avid members of the Daniel O'Donnell Appreciation Society, was taken by a student from Staffordshire University as part of his studies. The 1994 exhibition was entitled 'New Members ...
Dovedale. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the River Dove taken at Dovedale, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Dr. Parkes' surgery, Normacot Road, Longton
This property, possibly 84, Normacot Road, had been the local headquarters of the Blackshirts, a fascist organisation of the inter-war period. Their posters (reading "India Betrayal") were still visible ...
Easter Dues - a notice to the householders of Hanley and Shelton, from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Local taxes, or 'tithes,' were a controversial issue in 1824 - not least those collected every Easter by the local clergy.
The Peter Watson Case
When, in Durham, a shoemaker-turned-troublemaker ...
Epidendrum Macrochilum var. Roseum - Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
This page from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman describes epidendrum acrochilum var. roseum, also known as Broad-Lipped Epidendrum.
The author comments that "it is one of the ...
Female Provident Society - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This 'benefit club' claimed to offer women a fighting chance of avoiding hopeless poverty - many years before any worker paid a National Insurance contribution.
If a woman fell ill, she could expect ...
Female Provident Society - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This 'benefit club' claimed to offer women a fighting chance of avoiding hopeless poverty - many years before any worker paid a National Insurance contribution.
This notice details the monthly payments ...
Florence Colliery miners going on a demonstration, 1984
During the miner's strike of 1984/1985 many miners and strike supporters travelled to demonstrations around the country. In later years it became illegal to picket any place of work other than your own.
One ...
Food collection at Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent
The miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 saw many families suffer great hardship as striking workers lost all their pay and benefits. Food collection and distribution points like this one at Weston Coyney were ...
Foraging for coal, Longton
Men foraging for coal during the 1926 coal strike.
Freemason's Hall, Waterloo Road, Burslem
Ther Freemason's Hall building stands on the west side of Waterloo Road, just south of Cleveland Street. The building next door to the right was the Palladium Cinema, originally the Burslem Cinema Theatre, ...
Fundraising at Walthamstow Market, London 1984.
During the miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 many women became involved in the struggle and attended protests, raised money, manned picket lines and collected food. It was common during the strike for people ...
Fundraising at Walthamstow Market, London 1984.
During the miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 many women became involved in the struggle and attended protests, raised money, manned picket lines and collected food. It was common during the strike for people ...
General Meeting of the North Staffordshire Coal Masters - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In this notice, 32 North Staffordshire mine owners outline their unity with regard to two pressing issues.
Wages
At this time, miners were attempting to secure an increase in their wages by forming ...