Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey - Handbill from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
The Trent and Mersey Canal, begun in 1766, had become big business by the end of the 18th century.
Its owners were concerned about ensuring an adequate supply of water to the canal, and had applied ...
New Year Greeting Card with Photographs by William Blake and Verse/Poetry by Designer Wm. Morris. Photography and Design by William Blake.
New Year's greeting card with photographs by William Blake and Verse/Poetry by Wm. Morris the ninteenth century designer, poet and socialist.
Along with other images in the collection, the use of this ...
New Year's Greetings Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
New Year's Greetings Card with an industrial landscape taken in the Potteries.
Blake produced many greetings cards, which were sold in his shop at Stafford Street, Longton. The street was renamed The ...
News of an Assassination - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
News of an Assassination - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
Newspaper Article. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a newspaper article headline. The piece appears to be about dubious and unclean practices in the production of tinned food.
The date and newspaper are unknown.
No contest - 1812 election notice the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Parliamentary candidate John Wrottesley here informs the electors of Staffordshire that he intends to pull out of the race to represent the county.
He claims that his rival has drawn him into a campaign ...
Nominations for Staffordshire MP - 1812 election document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
What was at stake?
In this notice, Mr. Keen, the Under-Sheriff of Staffordshire, announces nominations for Staffordshire's next Member of Parliament.
When would nominations take place?
This event ...
Normacot. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard with a view of Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Norman Tower Arch, Swinnerton Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the Norman tower arch at "Swinnerton Church", Swynnerton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
North American Map. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph containing a sketched map of North Eastern America and South Eastern Canada.
North Staffs. Field, Flower Iris. Photographed by William Blake.
Botanical study of an Iris.
Blake was member of the North Staffs Field Club. It is possible, judging by the title of the photograph, that this image was to be used by the club.
Notice from Ralph Wedgwood - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Glazes and Ovens
Printed notice from inventor Ralph Wedgwood.
He claims to have devised a way of recycling waste pottery to make glaze.
The glaze is touted as being of superior quality to lead ...
Notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook - "Our cause is gained!"
A big decision
In 1812, the people of the Potteries were struggling for their livelihoods. One government decision could make all the difference, but would it all come too late?
Ruin
Years of ...
Notice on weights and measures - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
During the early 1800s, people in the Potteries grew very wary about the use by dishonest traders of false weights and measures on market day.
Rip-off
It was the big 'rip-off' scandal of its time, ...
Notice regarding anti-social behaviour - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns locals that "riotous and disorderly" behaviour will not be tolerated in Burslem - especially on Sundays.
Bathing in the canal is another offence mentioned.
At a time when the church ...
Notice to the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme - 1831 election notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Francis Wedgwood addresses the burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme, confirming that his father has accepted their invitation to stand for Parliament in 1831.
Josiah Wedgwood II will arrive the following ...
Oak staircase, Mosslee Hall, Cheddleton
The mid-17th century staircase at Mosslee Hall.
The house is located in Cheddleton Parish, and stands on the site of a medieval house, lived in by the Hollins family during the Middle Ages (13th-14th ...