Arnold Bennett's grave in Burslem Cemetery
Burslem Cemetery was consecrated in 1879. It lies between Hanley Road, Leek New Road and the grassed over spoil tip of Sneyd Colliery. The cemetery chapel was demolished in 2008.
Arnold Bennett died ...
Arnold Bennett's House and Museum, Cobridge, Stoke-upon-Trent
The house at 205 Waterloo Road, Cobridge that was once the home of Potteries writer Arnold Bennett and later, for a short time, the Arnold Bennett Museum. Arnold Bennett's father, Enoch, who was a solicitor, ...
Arthur Scargill at a miner's strike demonstration, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 1984.
Arthur Scargill was President of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike and became a household name. He attended rallys and demonstrations throughout the country including ...
Article from the Public Enquirer, taken from the Enoch Wood scrapbook - "The Wellington Quick-Step to Anarchy"
Moderate readers of the Public Inquirer on Saturday April 23 1829 might have choked on this partisan account of the movement for Catholics' civil rights in Britain.
Thomas Mulock's rage
The author ...
Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Ashford In The Waters, Derbyshire.
The scene includes a sign post showing distances to Buxton, Manchester, Monyash, Flagg, Taddington and Sheldon.
The village falls within ...
Association for the Prosecution of Felons - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice outlines the aims of the Association for the Prosecution of Felons, formed in the Potteries in order "to bring Offenders of every description to condign punishment."
Rewards
There are ...
At Consall. Photographed by William Blake.
Old pit workings south of Consall Forge.
Axe and Grindstone. Photographed by William Blake.
On the left is a Late Bronze Age socketed axe head.
On the right is the lower part of a rotary quern, a milling device from the Roman period. A heavy stone with a central hole would have sat on this ...
Axe Edge, near Leek. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Axe Edge and the Leek-Buxton road.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
The image is one of a series labelled "Leek & Buxton".
Axe Edge, neer Leek. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of Axe Edge and the Leek-Buxton road. This area lies within the Peak District National Park. The image is one of a series labelled "Leek & Buxton".
Barlaston Avenue. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Avenue, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Cemetery. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Cemetery's West Side, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Cemetery. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Cemetery's West Side, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Downs. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Barlaston Downs, also known as Downs Banks, near Stone, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Green
Village scene with a view of the green at Barlaston, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Old Road. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene with a view of Barlaston Old Road, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Mrs Fanny Barlow and her family in the garden of Highcroft. Her husband, Charles Barlow died in 1897.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...
Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow, pottery manufacturer (in bowler hat), with his family in the garden at Highcroft.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...