Accounts Document, 1698. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a 17th Century document containing the accounts of a Mr. Addams in the Parish of "Stoke Upon Trent."
The document is dated October 9th 1698.
An Aerial view of Burslem town centre
The aerial photograph was taken in 1927 and shows Market Place running up the middle with the town Hall on its left. In the bottom left hand corner is Fountain Place with St John's Square off to the ...
Bird Cage Walk, Hanley
Bird Cage Walk is a narrow alley connecting Broad Street with Clough Street. The Students' Bookshop building is on the corner of Broad Street and Marsh Street in Hanley. Between this and the neighbouring ...
Brook Street, Stoke upon Trent
No. 1, Brook Street, the Tudor Gothic style building on the corner of Brook Street and Glebe Street was built in 1867. It was originally a house and later became a National Provincial Bank branch. Today ...
Church Lane, Ipstones. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Church Lane, Ipstones, Staffordshire. The Ipstones Branch shop of the Leek and Moorlands Co-operative Society is on the left.
City Road and Christchurch Street junction, Fenton
This photograph was taken from Manor Road looking towards Christchurch Street. Opposite the District Bank building is the Royal Oak Inn. On this side on the corner of Manor Street was Fenton Working Man's ...
Colin McNeal Ltd, Ashford Street, Shelton.
Colin McNeal, ceramic materials supplier on the corner of Stoke Road and Ashford Street, Shelton. The company advertised themselves as suppliers of "all materials for the Potter". Colin McNeal also occupied ...
Forgery - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
As concern spreads across the Potteries, this notice guides traders and townspeople in how to recognise a forged £1 note.
In the early 1800s not all bank notes were issued by the Bank of England; these ...
Fountain Square, Hanley
The camera is looking across Fountain Square towards Tontine square with Tontine Street in the distance. The area is now pedestrianized, so has lost the roundabout, traffic and array of road signs. The ...
Hill Street, Stoke upon Trent.
A view north west up Hill Street from Campbell Place. At the top is Honeywall. The Essoldo Cinema is visible on the right. Formerlty The Danilo, the 1800 seat cinema dates from 1939. The building was ...
In arrears - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This note from Charles Bagnall and Thomas Byerly requests payment in arrears of 3 guineas towards a subscription scheme. This sum has been owed by the recipient since 1790.
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Midland Bank building, Kingsway, Stoke-upon-Trent
This branch of the Midland Bank stood at the corner of Kingsway and Church Street in Stoke on trent. One of the "Big Four" banks, the Midland became part of HSBC in the 1990s. The building is no longer ...
Nantwich, Street. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken in High Street, Nantwich, Cheshire. This row of buildings is a typical example of the half timbered, black and white Tudor architecture found in the town.
No.1 Campbell Place, Stoke upon Trent
No.1 Campbell Place was The District Bank building on the corner of Hill Street and Campbell Place. The shops on Church Street can be seen to the right.In 1970 the District Bank was absorbed into the ...
Sandon Rd, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Sandon Road, Meir
Street scene taken at Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. On the left, on the corner of Sandon Road and Gravelly Bank, is the Burslem Co-operative Society grocery shop and butchers. Photographed ...
The Midland Bank building, Market Street, Longton
This is the old Midland Bank building on the corner of Railway Passage and Market Street in Longton. A date tablet over the door states "Established 1836", the year of the founding of the Birmingham ...
Town Road from Market Square, Hanley
The camera is looking north along Town Road from the edge of Market Square. Today this is the entrance to the Potteries Shopping Centre. The shop on the left is Sherwin's Music Store which everything ...