Whitmore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitmore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitmore Hall
Whitmore Hall is a timber-framed house encased in brick in 1676. It is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family and the estate has been owned by the Mainwarings and their ancestors for over 900 years. ...
Who should pay for repairs to the Leek Road? A document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Burslem pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood acted as a Church Warden in Cobridge.
In 1790, Parliament passed a new act that required a survey of Wood's parish to be undertaken.
This was to find out ...
Why re-elect Mr. Bootle? An 1812 election notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1812, Newcastle-under-Lyme had an MP both for the borough and the county.
Mr. Bootle had served for 16 years, but now his position was under threat.
One of the hottest political issues at the ...
William Blake, photographer, Longton
Portrait of a man and woman. The man is believed to be the photographer, William John Bailey Blake (1874-1957) of Longton, photographed at the back of a house on Chaplin Road in about 1906.
William ...
Window in Alton Towers. Photographed by William Blake.
Stained glass window in the north-east window of the Dining Hall.
Window in Alton Towers. Photographed by William Blake.
Stained glass in the north-east window of the Dining Room at Alton Towers.
Window in Alton Towers. Photographed by William Blake.
Stained glass window in the south west window of the Dining or Banqueting Hall of Alton Towers.
Winton Place, Stoke-on-Trent
Early motor cars park up outside the North Stafford Hotel in the early part of last century. The statue is of Josiah Wedgwood, the famous potter.
The hotel and railway station opposite was built in ...
Wiping Glaze. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide of a pottery worker wiping glaze.
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 containing ...
Wolfscote Dale and the River Dove. Photographed by William Blake.
Wolfscote Dale and the River Dove, north of Dovedale.
Wolfscote Dale, River Dove. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Wolfscote Dale and the River Dove, north of Dovedale.
Woman in woods
Outdoor portrait of a woman in formal dress. No name is given but it appears to be a woman named Jeannie who features elsewhere in the collection. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) who died 2 September ...
Women at Darlaston, Stone
Outdoor portrait of a woman and girl in formal dress. Their names are Jeannie and Dot respectively and the picture was taken in Darlaston, near Stone, Staffordshire. Jeannie is Jane Leach (nee Merriman) ...
Women's Society, Burslem - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
'On the basis of charitable principles,' 28 Burslem women announce their plan to bring relief to the town's poor.
They include the wife of pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood and local printer J. Tregortha. ...
Woodland and Footpath, Unknown Location. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a woodland scene. Unknown Location.
Woodland. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene. Unknown location.
Woodland. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene. Unknown location.