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.
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.
How to behave on a Sunday - a notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In the 1800s, faith and church played a much more forceful part in everyday life than they do in the 21st century, shaping the way people thought about everyday life - and death.
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Hulme Banks, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Harvest time view at Hulme Banks, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Note the contrast of the country view with that of the industrial buildings in the background.
Hunger on the Home Front - A satyrical document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Wartime
In times of war, the fortunes of both tradespeople and townspeople could nose-dive - and in 1812 the Potteries were feeling the intense strain of Britain's long war with Napoleon's France.
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Huntley Earthworks. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a view of the earthworks at Huntley, Staffordshire.
Huntley Earthworks. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a view of the earthworks at Huntley, Staffordshire. Taken on April 27th 1933.
Hutchinson Memorial School, Checkley
View of the Hutchinson Memorial CE School, Uttoxeter Road, Checkley. It was built in 1879.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Ilam Church and Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide of a landscape including a formally dressed woman, two dogs and Ilam Church. Part of Ilam Hall can be seen at the right hand side.
Ilam Rock, Dovedale
Landscape with a view of Ilam Rock, Dovedale, Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Ilam Rock, Dovedale
Landscape with a view of Ilam Rock, Dovedale, Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Ilam Rock, Dovedale
Landscape with a view of Ilam Rock, Dovedale, Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
In arrears - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This note from Charles Bagnall and Thomas Byerly requests payment in arrears of 3 guineas towards a subscription scheme. This sum has been owed by the recipient since 1790.
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In Trentham Pleasure Gardens. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Trentham Gardens, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The estate was home and pleasure gardens to the Dukes of Sutherland from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. The family abandoned ...
Industrial Landscape. Photographed by William Blake.
Print of an industrial landscape.
Unknown location.
Industrial Landscape. Photographed by William Blake.
An industrial landscape with a view of pot bank bottle kilns.
Unknown location.
Industrial Landscape. Photographed by William Blake.
Print of an industrial landscape with a view of pot bank bottle kilns and a house.
Unknown location.
Industrial Landscape. Photographed by William Blake.
Print of an industrial landscape.
Unknown location.