A G Richardson's Britannia Pottery, Cobridge
A G Richardson's Britannia Pottery stood at the junction of North Road and Leek New Road in Cobridge. Behind the works is the spoil tip of Sneyd Colliery (now Sneyd Hill Park). The office building still ...
A view north from Hartshill Park, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from the top of Vicarage Road, at the entrance to Hartshill Park and Nature Reserve. The camera is looking northwards. Inn the foreground is the Diamond Clay Works, manufacturing ...
Berry Hill Mines Rescue Station, Hanley
This was originally the pithead baths building of Berry Hill Colliery. The colliery closed in 1959 and the old baths were converted into the North Staffs Rescue Station, opening in 1962. The station had ...
Biddulph Valley and Victoria Colliery.
Victoria Colliery pictured from the tracks of the Biddulph Valley branch line. The aerial cable cars can be seen taking spoil to the 'slag heap'.
The mine was owned by Robert Heath, who lived in nearby ...
Biddulph Valley Branch mineral railway at Milton Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north along the ex North Staffordshire Railway's Biddulph Valley Branch near Milton Road. Norton Colliery waste tip and the Ford Green Iron Works are the centre behind the line house. Much of the ...
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent
Lantern slide containing a view of Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled ...
Coal mining by hand
The men is this picture are using hand tools to remove coal from the rock face and are loading it into a wagon. As you can tell from the picture mining was hot, dark and claustrophobic work and the risks ...
Coal strike at Florence Colliery in Longton
Coal mining strikes occured in North Staffordshire on a number of occasions during the twentieth century. This images shows people scavanging for coal on waste tips during the 1912 coal strike. Coal was ...
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". Photographed by William Blake.
"Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". People forage for coal during the strike during March 1912.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Photographed by William Blake.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Coal Strike, March 1912. Coal Pickers at Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
People scavenge for bits of coal during the coal strike of 1912.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened ...
Coal Tip and Marl Hole, Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
Industrial landscape with a view of a coal tip and marl hole. Photograph taken by Longton photographer, William Blake.
Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation ...
Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation ...
Cup Handlers. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard showing cup handlers at work in the Potteries, Staffordshire.
On the reverse of the post card it is stated that the image was taken in 1886. However, this date is too early. Blake was not ...
Deep Pit Colliery from Town Road, Hanley
Looking northwards along the old route of Town road towards the winding gear of Hanley Deep Pit Colliery. The building on the right edge is part of J H Weatherby's Falcon Works. Farther down on the right ...
Deep Pit Colliery, Hanley
Number 1 shaft winding gear at Hanley Deep Pit Colliery. The colliery was originally owned by the Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Company and its coal was taken by rail to the coking ovens at the neighbouring ...
Destruction of an old Colliery Stack on Sandford Hill. May 1st 1913. Photographed by William Blake.
Chimney demolition taken at Sandford Hill on May 1st 1913.