Quarry and mine workings, Huntley, near Cheadle. Photographed by William Blake.
Derelict buildings at the quarry and gravel rocks at Huntley, near Cheadle.
Queens Park Avenue, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Queens Park Avenue, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The entrance to Longton Park lies just to the left of this location.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and ...
Queens Park, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene with a view of the lake and bridge at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafforshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville ...
R. J. Mitchell's Birth Place, 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane
Reginald J Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire, was born at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, Stoke-on-Trent. ,He then moved with his family to 87 Chaplin Road, Longton, and later to nearby Victoria Cottage ...
Railway worker at Oakamoor
Mrs Rita Ecclestone, Clerk and Porter at Oakamoor Station in the 1950s.
Rita is standing on the tracks and the view is looking towards the tunnel mouth. However, today you will be looking down a country ...
Ralph Wedgwood announces advances in Earthenware - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
After "fourteen years Labourious and Expensive Experiment," Ralph Wedgwood proudly announces a breakthrough in the manufacture of earthenware.
Pottery manufacturers are invited to inspect the results ...
Ramshaw Rocks from the Roaches
The view looking eastwards from the southern end of the Roaches. The craggy skyline in the left distance is Ramshaw Rocks.
A photograph by Longton photographer William Blake.
Raven's Tor, Dovedale
A view of Dovedale, looking north, with Raven's Tor (Staffordshire) to the left and Baley Hill (Derbyshire) to the right.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Rectory and Church Tower, Draycott-in-the-Moors
Village scene including the Rectory and St. Margaret's Church tower at Draycott-in-the-Moors.
Photographed by William Blake Of Longton.
Rectory Farm, Checkley. Photographed by William Blake.
The Rectory Farm, Checkley, Staffordshire.
Reflections, Stanley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Reflections, Stanley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Reform! Reform! The Bill will Pass! - A political notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
When Josiah Wedgwood II ran for Parliament in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, his major selling point was "reform."
Forward-thinking, "reforming" politicians were campaigning for changes to the ...
Reginald Mitchell
Reginald Mitchell was born at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove in 1895 and was educated at Hanley High School. At sixteen, he gained an apprenticeship at Kerr Stuart & Co of Fenton.
After ...
Religious Painting. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a religious painting.
Religious Painting. Unknown. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a religious painting. Unknown.
Repairs to Newcastle Street - A document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This notice from John Riley, surveyor, calls for a meeting on Monday 20 June, 6pm, at the Legs of Man Inn, to discuss repairs to the road between Burslem and Longport, now known as Newcastle Street.
Roadworks ...
Report of the Committee of Police - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice summarises the resolutions of a general meeting in the Potteries.
Local men are calling for a local police force to be established in the area.
They resolve that a committee of local ...