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.
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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.
Saggar making at a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior showing two men and a boy saggar making. Saggars are containers made from fireclay which protected pottery in the kiln from the intense heat and smoke during bottle oven firing. ...
Saggar making, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing a saggar maker finishing a saggar.
Taken at Sutherland China, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Saggars are containers made from fireclay which protected pottery ...
Saggar Making.
Pottery factory interior showing a saggar maker and a saggar maker's bottom knocker at work.
Saggars are containers made from fireclay which protected pottery in the kiln from the intense heat and ...
Saggar Making.
Pottery factory interior showing workers in the process of saggar making.
The man on the left is making bases and was known as a saggar maker's bottom knocker.
The man on the right is joining sides ...
Saggars and Mugs. Photographed by William Blake.
Factory interior with saggars and mugs ready for placing. Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Saggars and Mugs. Photographed by William Blake.
Factory interior with saggars and mugs ready for placing. Taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.