Endon Road, Norton Green
Looking north east along Leek Road (renamed Endon Road) in Norton Green. In the centre of the photograph are the parapets of the bridge which carries the road over the River Trent. To the right is the ...
Endon Road, Norton Green.
Looking north east along Leek Road (renamed Endon Road) as it goes down into the valley of the River Trent. Clifford Avenue is off to the right where the Ford Cortina car is parked. The houses on the ...
Essex Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Essex Bridge spanning the River Trent at Great Haywood, Staffordshire.
The bridge was originally called Shugborough Bridge.
Essex Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Essex Bridge spanning the River Trent at Great Haywood, Staffordshire.
The bridge was originally called Shugborough Bridge.
Eyebright or Euphrasia nemorosa
Eyebright is a perennial found in many limestone areas. It is one of several similar species.
Flowering between June and September, it can grow up to a height of 15cm.
This example was found growing ...
Footbridge, Dovedale
Footbridge at Ilam Rock in Dovedale, looking downstream from the Staffordshire bank. Photographed by William Blake of Longton.
Footbridge, Dovedale
Footbridge at Ilam Rock in Dovedale, looking downstream from the Staffordshire bank.
Photographed by William Blake of Longton.
Fowlea Brook at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along the course of the Fowlea Brook in Etruria. Off to the right are the furnaces of Shelton Steel Works and in the haze to the left, the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery. The railway ...
Fowlea Brook, Longbridge Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent
The view south from the bridge over the Fowlea Brook just north of Longport Station. At this point the Stoke on Trent City boundary runs along the brook: to the right is Newcastle under Lyme. On the ...
Foxglove or Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove, a biennial, prefers acidic soils in hedgerows and river banks.
Flowering between June and September and , it can grow up to 1m in height.
This example was found growing at Armitage in ...
Frank i' th' Rocks, Wolfscote Dale
Pictured in the summer of 1906 is the footbridge over the River Dove at the northern end of Wolfscote Dale, taken from slightly upstream on the Staffordshire side of the river. The rock outcrops contain ...
Gawton's Well, Knypersley. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene with a view of Gawton's Well at Knypersley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Germander Speedwell or Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell is a common perennial found around hedgebanks.
Flowering between March and July, its can grow to a height of 35cm.
This example was found growing at Kinver in Staffordshire, ...
Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley
Woodland scene with a view of Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Goat's Rue, or Galega officinalis
This subshrub starts from the south and continues to colonise damp places.
Flowering between July and September, it can grow up to 150cm in height.
This example was found growing at Broughton Pool, ...
Gom's Mill, Longton
Photograph taken looking north-east, showing the footbridge over the stream at Gom's Mill. Ley Farm can be seen in the distance.
In the 19th century there were two flint mills at Gom's Mill. The ...
Gorse, or Ulex europaeus
Gorse (also known as whin or furze), is easily spotted across North Staffordshire's rough pastures and heaths.
At up to 2 metres high and with a vivid yellow bloom between March and June, you may well ...
Great willowherb, or Epilobium hirsutum
You can find this perennial plant growing beside ditches, streams and canals, and in the woods.
Flowering between July and August, it can grow to a height of 1.5 metres.
This example was collected ...