Rudyard, Lake & Boat House. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of the boat house at Rudyard Lake, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction ...
Ruin, Unknown. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a ruin in an unknown location.
This is one of the few colour tinted images in the Blake collection.
Ruins of the Abbot's House, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.
The ruins of the Abbot's house at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.
Rules, Orders, Articles and Regulations Made and to be Observed by the Associated Coal Miners' Union Society in the County of Stafford - document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
During the 1830s, tensions ran high in the mining industry as colliery owners accused miners of "adminstering illegal oaths" and forming an early trade union.
For this very offence, four Dorset labourers ...
Running Out A Potters Frit Kiln. 1937. Photographed by William Blake.
Pottery workers "Running Out A Frit Kiln". Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Running Out Frit Kiln, 1937. Photographed by William Blake.
View of pottery workers "Running Out Frit Kiln". Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Rushton level crossing
A man and boy, perhaps father and son, pose beside the gates at Rushton level crossing, in around 1960. The man is believed to be the signalman Ernie Harlow, who later moved from Rushton when that box ...
Russell Street, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Russell Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The street was named after John Russell(1792-1878), who became British Prime Minister twice in the mid-1800s.
This ...
S. Porch, Checkley. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the doorway at St. Mary & All Saints Church, Church Lane, Checkley, Staffordshire.
S.S. Mary & Chad's, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior with a view of S.S. Mary & Chad's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
S.S. Mary & Chad's, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior with a view of S.S. Mary & Chad's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
S.S. Mary's & Chad`s, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at S.S. Mary's & Chad's, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
S.S. Mary's & Chad's, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of S.S. Mary's and Chad's, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
S.S. Mary's & St. Chad's Church. Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Church exterior with a view of S.S. Mary & Chad's Church, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Saggar House at Maddock's.
Pottery factory interior with a view of the saggar house at Maddock's pot bank, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
The workers in the picture are in the process of placing wares into saggars in preparation for ...
Saggar House. Photographed by William Blake.
Factory interior of the saggar house with two men at work emptying ware out of the saggar after firing. The white dust is either alumina or silica sand which was used as a bedding material for the clay ...
Saggar Makers. Circa 1930
A saggar maker and his apprentice at work in a tile factory in the Potteries. The apprentice would be known as a 'saggar makers bottom knocker'. The saggars were made of marl, which was hard wearing and ...
Saggar Makers. Photographed by William Blake.
Factory interior with saggar makers at work. Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.