Figure group
Figure group. 1934.P.135. c. 1935-1939.
Under glaze painted earthenware. H : 105 mm, L : 100 mm.
Earthenware figure group depicting 'Hill Billies'.
The group consists of three seated men, ...
Fishing, Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The photograph includes anglers fishing the park lake.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July ...
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
Ford Green Hall dates from the 17th century and was originally a timber framed yeoman farmer's house belonging to the Ford family, who farmed 36 acres. Today the house is a museum and surrounded by period ...
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
Ford Green Hall was commissioned by Hugh Ford, a wealthy yeoman farmer, in 1624.
Ford Green was situated in the ancient parish of Norton-le-Moors and in the early seventeenth century was meadow in the ...
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph shows the front and east side of Ford Green Hall, a 17th century timber framed farmhouse with a brick wing, now a museum. The house was built in 1624 for the Ford family, local farmers, ...
Freedom and Liberty - Broadside ballad verse from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
An additional verse for a politically motivated song.
The song appears to be a call to support John Fenton Boughey in a parliamentary election.
We're told "we were nursed in Trentham's sweet Lap,
And ...
Gateway of Tiberias. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a structure known as the Gateway of Tiberias. This would appear to be another of a series of images taken whilst Blake toured Isreal.
Goldenhill Workingmen's Club, Stoke-on-Trent
The Workingmen's Club in Goldenhill was at number 875 High Street in the 1960s. It later moved to a new site at the corner of High Street and Mobberley Road. On the extreme left hand edge is Stonier's ...
Gordon Banks and Stoke City F.C., League Cup winners
Gordon Banks played as goalkeeper for Stoke City F.C. in the 1970’s. In 1972 they won League Cup with a 2-1 win against Chelsea. Afterwards they toured the city in an open topped double decker bus....
Grand Musical Tory Concert - Election caricatures from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice sends up an imaginary concert staged by an 'aristocratic' political party of 1812, caricatured here as the 'Tory Humbug.'
At this time, Members of Parliament had to own property worth at ...
Grand Theatrical Olio - Political satire from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Wit and satire were a common feature of 19th century local politics, and of course, politicians made easy targets.
Lord John Russellass - Transformist?
This notice imagines a fictional 'Grand Theatrical ...
Greasley Road, Abbey Hulton
The view north along Greasley Road from the Corner of Malcolm Drive. The houses on the left date from the 1920s and 30s. Behind the trees on the right is the 'The Priory' public house, The Priory is sadly ...
Greetings Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Greetings card with a flower and a view of Wetton Bridge, Staffordshire.
Blake produced many greetings cards, which were sold in his shop at Stafford Street, Longton. The street was renamed The Strand ...
Group of Workers, Chapman's Pottery, Longton
Group portrait of pottery workers. Probably taken at Chapman's pottery factory, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part ...
Gus and Dot, Darlaston, near Stone
Outdoor portrait of a man and a girl in formal dress. Their names are Gus and Dot respectively and the picture was taken in Darlaston, near Stone, Staffordshire. It appears to be one of a group of images ...
Hand Thrown Ewer. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a hand thrown ewer or jug.
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 ...
Hand Thrown Ewer. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a hand thrown ewer or jug.
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 ...
Hand Written Proverb. Photographed by William Blake.
Hand Written Proverb. Unknown Calligrapher.