Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This street was re-named The Strand in the 1950s.
Note the tramline and tram. These were a regular feature in most ...
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene.
Taken on Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Stafford Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Stafford Street is now known as The Strand.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them ...
Staffordshire Pottery Manufacturers discuss Crime on the Canals - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
At the meeting described in this pamphlet, pottery manufacturers complained that their wares were regularly stolen in transit on the canals - despite precautions taken by some carriers.
This problem, ...
Stanley Pool
The dam at the north west end of Stanley Pool. Built in 1786 as an 8 acre (3¼ hectare) reservoir to supply water for the nearby Caldon Canal, the pool was enlarged to 33 acres (13 hectares) in 1840 ...
Stanley Road, Stockton Brook
Looking east along Stanley road from the junction with Leek Road (A53). On the extreme left is the edge of the booking hall building at Stockton Brook Station, inn use as a shop. The Joules public house ...
Station bench and Green Man
This wooden bench once stood on the platform at Rudyard station in 1950.
The face of a 'green man' from folklore looks out from the wall.
This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley ...
Station dog Jimmy, Kingsley and Froghall
Station dog Jimmy photographed at Kingsley and Froghall station.
Kingsley and Froghall is on the Churnet Valley Line, which closed to passengers in the 1960s and to goods in 1988.
Though demolished, ...
Station Porter, Consall
Station porter at Consall wearing the uniform of the North Staffordshire Railway.
The North Staffordshire Railway operated between 1845 and 1923, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish ...
Station Road and Stoke Station, Stoke-on-Trent
A view of Stoke Station and Station Road. The Victorian station buildings were opened on 9 October 1848. All the buildings were constructed using an architectural style referred to as "robust Jacobean". ...
Station Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A rainy day in Stoke in 1928. A tradesman's van is turning left from Glebe Street into Station Road and heading for Winton Square. The building on the right is in the Jacobean style and was designed by ...
Steam Locomotive, Longton
A steam locomotive can be seen crossing over Bridgewood Street, Longton.
Steam Omnibus
Steam omnibuses operated between railway stations and villages, towns, etc.
They were slow by todays standards, having a top speed of around 20-25mph.
An omnibus like this one operated between ...
Steam Ship "Lucania" at Stage, Liverpool
Lantern slide showing a crowded dock at Liverpool. In the background is a steam ship called the Lucania. Photographed by William Blake.
Built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company in Glasgow in the ...
Steamers, Blackpool. Photographed by William Blake.
Seascape with a view of steam boats and a pier. Taken at Blackpool, Lancashire.
Stockton Brook from Baddeley Green Lane, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along Baddeley Green Lane to the junction with Leek New Road (A53). In the distance is the higher ground of Stockton Brook (right) and Ball Edge (left). There are still garages each side ...
Stockton Brook waterworks and Caldon Canal.
The view west along the Caldon Canal with the Staffordshire Potteries Water Company's Stockton Brook pumping station on the right. A successful trial borehole was drilled in 1882 into the underlying Millstone ...
Stoke Bottom Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, Shelton, Stoke upon Trent
This photograph shows the view north along the Trent & Mersey Canal from Stoke Bottom Lock (Lock 36) towards Etruria with its gas holder. Lock 36 is close to Stoke Road bridge over the A500 (Queensway) ...