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Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close

Charles Barlow (in bowler hat) with his two eldest children and baby Dorothy held by the housemaid. This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...

Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close

Charles Barlow, pottery manufacturer (in bowler hat), with his family in the garden at Highcroft. This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...

Blake's Garden. Photographed by William Blake.

View of Blake's garden and shed at his house "Glentworth" in Cobden Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Common Chickweed, or Stellaria media

Flowering all year long, this weed pops up at the road-side, in your garden, and all over wastelands. This one was found growing at Hawkesyard, near Armitage in Staffordshire, by local naturalist Henry ...

Driveway at Highcroft, Rough Close

View of the rear driveway. A member of the Barlow family, possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, standing outside his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William ...

Fairy flax, or Linum catharticum

This plant, which can reach a height of 25cm, can be found growing on calcareous grassland, and flowers between June and September. "Calcareous" grasslands are areas where the grass grows on soils ...

Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close

Possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, sweeping paths outside his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the Barlow family in the 1930s....

Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close

A member of the Barlow family, possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, tending the garden at his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for ...

Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close

Garden scene taken at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the Barlow family in the 1930s.

Gardens at Highcroft, Rough Close

A member of the Barlow family, possibly Sydney Harvey Barlow, tending gardens at his home, Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. We think the photograph was taken by William Blake of Longton for the ...

Gorse, or Ulex europaeus

Gorse (also known as whin or furze), is easily spotted across North Staffordshire's rough pastures and heaths. At up to 2 metres high and with a vivid yellow bloom between March and June, you may well ...

Greater Stitchwort, or Stellaria holostea

This plant is a common perennial, appearing on woods and hedgebanks. This specimen was found at Whitmore, in Staffordshire, by local naturalist Eric Edees, during the spring of 1946. About this ...

Indian Balsam, or Impatiens glandulifera

Although not native to Staffordshire, the Indian Balsam is becoming a common sight on the county's river banks. Flowering between July and October, this plant can reach a towering 1.5 metres in height. This ...

Wood-sorrel, or Oxalis acetosella

This common perennial occurrs in woods and hedgebanks, growing up to 15cm and flowering between April and June. This specimen was found in Cuckoo Cage Woods, Tatenhill, by local naturalist Don Brown ...

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