John of Gaunt's Castle. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a book page containing historic information about John of Gaunt's Castle.
John Richard Beech Masefield
J.R.B Masefield was born in Stone in 1850. His family lived at Old Hall, now the offices of Stone Town Council. He trained in the legal profession, and joined Cheadle solicitors Blagg & Son in the 1870s. ...
John Thomas Arlidge
Portrait of John Thomas Arlidge (1822-1899).
Born Chatham, Kent, he became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1848. In 1862 he accepted a post as physician to the North Staffordshire Infirmary ...
Josiah Spode
Josiah Spode was born in in Lane End, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1733 and died in 1797.
The company he founded is best known for two of the most important developments in English ceramics - the perfection ...
Josiah Wedgwood addresses the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Josiah Wedgwood tries to explain his absence when he should have been campaigning for votes to become MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1831:
"As I have lived among you for more than half a century, my ...
Josiah Wedgwood II addresses workers at his Etruria factory - 1831 election poster from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
When Josiah Wedgwood II contested an election in Newcastle, he could count on the support of many of his own employees - even if they could not vote for him in practice.
In order to vote, men had to ...
Josiah Wedgwood. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a portrait of Josiah Wedgwood.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder ...
Jug in its Mould. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a jug and the mould it was made from.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small ...
Keeling's Patent Substitute for Red and White Lead - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Improved Glazes
Printed notice by industrialist and inventor James Keeling. Here he makes various claims about an improved formula for ceramic glazes, which he has patented.
The glaze is 30% cheaper ...
Keeling's Substitute for White and Red Lead, in Making Glazes - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Patent notice and conditions of use
Printed notice informing pottery manufacturers of a new patented glaze made by James Keeling.
Conditions for using the substitute glaze applied.
Manufacturers ...
Kibblestone Scout Camp. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Kibblestone Scout Camp, Staffordshire.
Kings Arms, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Kings Arms at Broadway roundabout, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Kingsley Banks. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Kingsley Banks and a narrow boat on the Caldon Canal at Consall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Kingsley Church Interior. Photographed by William Blake.
Interior view of St Werburgh’s Church, Church Street, Kingsley, Staffordshire.
Kingsley Church, The West Wall. Photographed by William Blake.
Interior view of St Werburgh’s Church, Church Street, Kingsley, Staffordshire.
Kingsley Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Exterior view of St Werburgh’s Church, Church Street, Kingsley, Staffordshire.
Knobsticks - Broadside ballad sheet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Broadsheet containing a miner's union song called Knobsticks.
Knobsticks
Sung to the tune Washing Day the song criticises workers who are prepared to work for goods supplied from the coal master ...
Knypersley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Knypersley Pool, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.