Whitehough, Ipstones
This photograph shows the hand gable-ended part of the house which was built in 1620. The wing to the left of the image was built in 1724. The house was the seat of the Whitehalgh family.
A photograph ...
Whitemore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitemore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitemore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitemore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
Whitfield Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of Chatterly 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 “Staffordshire ...
Whitmore Farm, Congleton. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape overlooking Whitmore Farm, Congleton, Cheshire.
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 ...
William Burton
William Burton (1575-1645), antiquarian, lawyer and writer. He is best known for his 'Description of the County of Leicestershire', published in 1622. In 1603 he retired as a lawyer, due to ill health, ...
William Cartwright, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Cartwright was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme 1860-1861.
A studio head and shoulders portrait by Edwin Harrison of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
William Congreve
William Congreve (1672-1729), playwright and poet, was born in Bardsey, Yorkshire and educated in Dublin. He was the son of William Congreve, army officer, a younger son of Richard Congreve (1609-1675) ...
William Cope, Town Crier, Church Street, Uttoxeter
Mr Cope was a wood-turner and carver by profession. He carved the chair that he is seen sitting in (now in the parish church), with the help of his son Albert. William was an important local figure, who ...
William Dalrymple Maclagan, Bishop of Lichfield
Lithograph print. A caricature of William Dalrymple Maclagan, Bishop of Lichfield (1826-1910) by 'Spy'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' September 15th 1891. He was made Bishop of Lichfield in 1878 and later ...
William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth
Oil painting. Three-quarter length portrait of William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl & 8th Baron of Dartmouth (1851-1936) of Patshull Hall. Grandson of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth. Married Lady Mary ...
William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth
Three-quarter length portrait of William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl & 8th Baron of Dartmouth (1851-1936) of Patshull Hall. Grandson of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth. Married Lady Mary Coke (born 1849), ...
William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth
Three-quarter length portrait of William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl & 8th Baron of Dartmouth (1851-1936) of Patshull Hall. Grandson of William Legge, 4th Earl of Dartmouth. Married Lady Mary Coke (born 1849), ...