The Cock for a Tithing Parson - Broadside ballad from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A political song set to the tune or 'air' The Cock of the Staffordshire Parson.
The song describes an election campaign by a candidate the songwriter refers to as a Cock for a Tithing Parson.
At ...
The Crescent, Wolstanton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at The Crescent, Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Crossroads, Holloway, Butterton, Manifold Valley. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard with a view of the crossroads at Holloway, Butterton, Manifold Valley, Staffordshire.
This area falls within the Peak District National Park.
The Dairy House, Trentham. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the Dairy House at Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Devil In The Potteries
Industrial landscape taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Photography and Design by William Blake.
This design, with its damning caption, is one of many that criticise the conditions created ...
The Downs Banks, Barlaston. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of The Downs Banks, also known as Barlaston Downs, near Stone, Staffordshire.
The Draycott Chapel, St. Margaret's, Draycott. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The Draycott Chapel, Draycott Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The Draycott Tombs, St. Margaret's, Draycott. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior taken at St. Margaret's Church, Church Lane, Draycott, Staffordshire.
The Drive, Biddulph Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the driveway at Biddulph Old Hall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Earl's Drive, Alton Towers. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene on the Earl's Drive in the grounds of Alton Towers.
The East Cloister, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the east cloister ruins at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.
The East End and Stone Coffin, Croxden Abbey. Photographed by William Blake.
The ruins of the east end and a stone coffin at Croxden Abbey, Nr. Alton, Staffordshire.
The Falls, Monsal Dale. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the falls at Monsal Dale, Nr. Bakewell, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
The Chancel, Trentham Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the chancel at St. Mary's Church, Trentham, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Cheshire Plain. Photographed by William Blake.
Landcscape with a view of the Cheshire Plain overlooking Congleton. Taken from Congleton Edge, Cheshire.
The Church, School and Parsonage, Rough Close. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene with a view of the Church, School and Parsonage at Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The Coal Miners' Address to the Public - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
So-called 'blackleg' labour has been a controversial feature of industrial tension for generations.
Traitors
When North Staffordshire's miners formed a trade union in the early 1830s, their masters ...