Opening of Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle
Photograph of the crowd gathering to watch the opening of the Masefield Memorial Gateway at Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle.
John Richard Beech Masefield was the founder of the nature reserve. ...
Opening of Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle
Photograph of the crowd gathering to watch the opening of the Masefield Memorial Gateway at Hawksmoor Nature Reserve, near Cheadle.
John Richard Beech Masefield was the founder of the nature reserve. ...
Ordnance Workers, Radway Green, near Alsager, Cheshire
Ordnance workers at Radway Green, Alsager collecting for the war effort. The plaque reads 'A Local Bomb For Hitler. Carriage paid by RAF'.
Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...
Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...
Ornamental Gardens, Lake and Pagoda, Alton. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide containing a view of the formal gardens, lake and pagoda at Alton, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been ...
Packing a Parliament - A pro-reform notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In the early 1830s, new ideas for changing Britain's political system were one of the hottest topics for debate.
Corrupt and Selfish
The authors of this notice direct their venom at "the most shamelessly ...
Packing in Crates. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a group of pottery workers packing crates.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A ...
Packing Pottery. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of pottery workers packing pottery.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A ...
Packing Ware in a barrel in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior with a view of a pottery worker packing ware in a barrel. The barrel was packed with straw to protect the ware during transport.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic ...
Painting Dolls Heads. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing paintresses decorating porcelain dolls heads.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” ...
Painting, Unknown Portrait. Photographed by William Blake.
Portrait painting. Unknown subject and artist.
Paintresses Decorating China. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing paintresses decorating ware.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder ...
Papering china, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a woman wrapping ware with tissue paper. This was part of the packing process and protected the delicate ware whilst in transport.
Possibly taken in the warehouse ...
Parade. Photographed by William Blake.
Dancers and musicians at a parade. Unknown location.
Parade. Photographed by William Blake.
Dancers and musicians at a parade. Unknown location.
Patent Cast Iron Octagon Box Nave - an advertisement from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Rough and potholed roads posed serious problems in this period, when a broken wheel could mean damaged cargo or long delays to a journey.
Tomorrow's World
Just imagine - to talk excitedly about ...
Patent Potter's Ovens - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Protecting ideas
Printed notice informing pottery manufacturers of Valentine Close and James Keeling's successful application for patent on a new oven design.
The new design promises to use less ...