People of England - document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A restless and ambitious Usurper
Broadsheet outlining the dangers posed to Great Britain by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French army.
Napoleon had fought many successful land wars with the monarchies ...
Petition to John Davenport - An 1831 election document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Before 1831, Stoke-on-Trent shared its Member of Parliament with the rest of Staffordshire.
By July 1831, a new Reform Act was promising to transform the face of elections forever.
An MP for the ...
Picket line at Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham
During the 1984/1985 miner's strike some miners continued to work and faced crossing the picket lines every day. Workers had to face their collegues who were striking, and therefore not receiving a wage, ...
Picking Coal. Photographed by William Blake.
People foraging for coal during the Coal Strike, March 1912.
Plain Answers to plain Questions in a dialogue between John Bull and Bonaparte - document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Satirical Wartime Propoganda
Fictitious dialogue between John Bull (a well-known name used to personify England) and Napoleon Bonaparte.
It was produced during the Napoleonic Wars shortly after ...
Plate
Produced for the Harrods Exhibition, 1934.
Plate. 1986.P.516. 1934. Over glaze printed & painted earthenware. D : 229 mm (9 "). Earthenware plate.
Decorated with an over glaze printed pattern ...
Porthill Pantomime, Stoke-on-Trent
Members of Porthill Pantomime circa 1916. The cast appear to be sitting on a float, dressed as artists, with oversized neck scarves, paintbrushes and palettes.
Portrait of Dan Irving. Photographed by William Blake
A portrait of Dan Irving (1854-1924) on an invitation from Longton Labour Church to hear him speak at Longton Town Hall. Irving was a socialist activist, and later became Labour party Member of Parliament ...
Prince Charles, City Museum & art Gallery, Hanley
Prince Charles officially opened the City Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley on June 3rd 1981. Many people came to the museum in hope of getting a glimpse of him. He his pictured here taking a brief moment ...
Protest march passing Lea Hall Colliery, Brereton
Many people in the community supported the miners strike of 1984/1985 and joined rallys and demonstrations. This march from Liverpool to London, here passing Lea Hall Colliery in Brereton, Rugeley. Over ...
Protest of the Journeymen Potters - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This handwritten poem protests at social extremes of wealth, status and poverty in the Potteries at around the time of the Napoleonic Wars.
War
War with France had affected the fortunes of the Potteries ...
Protest Rally at Central Forest Park, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph shows miners and their supporters meeting at Hanley Forest Park before marching into the city centre during the miner's strike of 1984. The miners had supporters across the country and ...
Public Dinner - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Organising a Public Dinner for the local volunteer corps
Hand-written letter seeking subscriptions from local businessmen for a public dinner in honour of the Longport Volunteer Corps "return from ...
Rail accident at Uttoxeter
A group of men survey the damage resulting from a rail accident at Uttoxeter station in 1890.
Although this section of the line was under the control of Uttoxeter engine shed, a heavy crane was called ...
Reform! Reform! The Bill will Pass! - A political notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
When Josiah Wedgwood II ran for Parliament in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, his major selling point was "reform."
Forward-thinking, "reforming" politicians were campaigning for changes to the ...
Royal Order of Buffaloes, Burslem
Members of the Royal Order of Buffaloes, Burslem.
Royal Stafford Pottery, Longton
In the background is the Royal Stafford China Works of Thomas Pool & Gladstone China Ltd. who specialised in producing mid priced tableware. This was originally part of the 19th Century Cobden Works. ...
Royal Visit to Burslem, Market Place
Burslem Town Hall and Meat Market decorated for the visit of Edward, Prince of Wales