Wedgwood factory, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph of Wedgwood's original factory next to the Trent and Mersey canal in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent was taken in 1929. The factory was a site of real innovation and invention but was disused ...
Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking northwest over Westport Lake towards Bradwell Woods. The main railway line runs along the shoreline in front of the industrial buildings on Chemical Lane. There is more housing ...
Wetley Rocks
A village scene of Wetley Rocks, taken from a glass plate negative.
Photographed by William Blake.
Wetton Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Wetton Bridge, Manifold valley, Staffordshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Wetton Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Wetton Bridge, Manifold valley, Staffordshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Wetton Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Wetton Bridge, Manifold valley, Staffordshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Wetton Bridge. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of Wetton Bridge, Manifold valley, Staffordshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Wetton Hill
A view of Wetton Hill taken from Ecton Hill by Longton photographer William Blake.
Whitehough Farm and Ipstones Edge. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitehough Farm and Ipstones Edge, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
Whitehough, Ipstones
The house at Whitehough was built in two phases: 1620 and 1724. The house was the seat of the Whitehalgh family. Pictured is the 18th century gazebo which stands in the grounds of the house.
A photograph ...
Whitemore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitemore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitemore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitemore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitmore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitmore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitmore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitmore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Wild Angelica, or Angelica sylvestris
You can find this perennial plant in marshy fields, at stream sides, and in boggy woods.
Flowering between July and September, it can grow to a height of 1.5 metres.
This example was collected at ...
Wild Strawberry, or Fragaria vesca
This perennial spreads across hedgebanks, railway embankments and clearings by spreading its runners.
Flowering between April and July, it can grow to a height of 15cm and produces fruit until October.
This ...
Wild Thyme or Thymus polytrichus
Wild Thyme is a dwarf shrub with straggling stems commonly found on Carboniferous Limestone.
Flowering between May and August, its stem can grow up to 7cm in length.
This example was found growing ...
Winkle and Wood Colonial Pottery factory, Stoke-on-Trent
This picture of the Winkle and Wood Colonial Pottery factory on Whieldon Road, Stoke-on-Trent, was taken just prior to its demolition in September 1999. At the bottom of the building you can see a small ...