Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow (left) with two of his children and the coachman.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. The Barlows were pottery manufacturers ...
Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow (in bowler hat) with his two eldest children and baby Dorothy held by the housemaid.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...
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, Highcroft, Rough Close
Mrs Fanny Barlow (seated, centre) with four of her children.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. The Barlows were pottery manufacturers ...
Barlow family, Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow, pottery manufacturer, with three other men, pictured at the family home at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. Seated left is probably Thomas barlow, his eldest son.
This is one ...
Beach scene, Lancashire
Lantern slide of a beach scene including a group of people by a lifeboat house. This is probably the beach at Ainsdale near Formby, Lancashire where photographer William Blake grew up. Blake moved to ...
Bear & Billet Hotel, Chester. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of the Bear & Billet Hotel and the Bridgegate in Chester.
Beech Caves. Photographed by William Blake.
A view inside Beech Caves, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Beech Caves. Photographed by William Blake.
Beech Caves, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Remembering Beech Caves
A client at Regent Court in Newcastle-under-Lyme remembers visiting Beech Caves as a young man:
"I used to go inside the ...
Beeston Tor Farm, Manifold Valley
Beeston Tor Farm in the Manifold Valley, near to the confluence of the Rivers Hamps and Manifold. Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Beeston Tor, Manifold Valley
The limestone cliff face of Beeston Tor with the dry bed of the River Manifold in the foreground. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Beeston Tor, Manifold Valley
A view of the Manifold Valley, looking towards the limestone cliffs of Beeston Tor. The building on the lane in the middle distance is Beeston Tor Farm. This area is now part of the Peak District National ...
Beeston Tor. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.
The geological landmark known as Beeston Tor can be seen in the background.
This area is now part of the Peak District ...
Beeston Tor. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.
The geological landmark known as Beeston Tor can be seen in the background.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Belfast Glass China and Earthen Warehouses - advertisement from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Burslem pottery manufacturers Enoch Wood & Sons, and others, here react angrily to a spate of false advertisments, touting cheap wares at prices said to be agreed by all Staffordshire manufacturers.
Responding ...
Belfast Glass, China and Earthen Warehouses - advertisement from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1813, handbills appeared all over Belfast, in which manufacturers' agent Robert Anderson, of Hanover Quay, claimed to offer "very superior" wares at "lower" prices than the Staffordshire firms.
In ...
Belfast Glass, China and Earthen Warehouses - notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This notice at first seems to lay down a brave challenge to the global ceramics industry:
"We have no hesitation in challenging the World to produce a superior article of China and Earthenware than ...
Belgrave Road, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Belgrave Road, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near ...