Frank i' th' Rocks, Wolfscote Dale
Pictured in the summer of 1906 is the footbridge over the River Dove at the northern end of Wolfscote Dale, taken from slightly upstream on the Staffordshire side of the river. The rock outcrops contain ...
Frozen waterfall on the Sherbrook , Cannock Chase
Gawton's Well, Knypersley. Photographed by William Blake.
Woodland scene with a view of Gawton's Well at Knypersley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Geese and Stream, by William Eyre Walker
Watercolour painting by William Eyre Walker R.W.S. (1847-1930).
Born in Manchester, Walker was a prolific painter of landscapes of England, Wales and Scotland, mostly in watercolour.
Walker moved ...
Germander Speedwell or Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell is a common perennial found around hedgebanks.
Flowering between March and July, its can grow to a height of 35cm.
This example was found growing at Kinver in Staffordshire, ...
Gig Hall Bridge, Dane Valley, Rushton Spencer
This area of the Dane Valley at Dane Bridge is one of the quieter places along the river, with the foorbridge giving access to a walker's paradise. It is here at Gig Hall that the flow of water from the ...
Giggety, Wombourne
Giggety, Wombourne, showing the ford on Giggety Lane. The ford still exists but this part of Wombourne now has a much more suburban feel compared to the rural scene pictured here.
Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley
Woodland scene with a view of Gighall Bridge, Dane Valley. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Goat's Rue, or Galega officinalis
This subshrub starts from the south and continues to colonise damp places.
Flowering between July and September, it can grow up to 150cm in height.
This example was found growing at Broughton Pool, ...
Gom's Mill, Longton
Photograph taken looking north-east, showing the footbridge over the stream at Gom's Mill. Ley Farm can be seen in the distance.
In the 19th century there were two flint mills at Gom's Mill. The ...
Gondola on the River Sow, Stafford
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 ...
Great willowherb, or Epilobium hirsutum
You can find this perennial plant growing beside ditches, streams and canals, and in the woods.
Flowering between July and August, it can grow to a height of 1.5 metres.
This example was collected ...
Green Bridge, Bridge Street, Stafford
Pictured is the Green Bridge which spans the River Sow, on Bridge Street, Stafford.
On the extreme left there are the two roof gables of the Coach and Horses public house on Mill Bank, the next lower ...
Green Bridge, Stafford
Watercolour on paper, pencil and wash. View of Green Bridge, Stafford, looking downstream along the River Sow with the Royal Brine Baths beyond the bridge to the left. Signed bottom right on pencil 'Ruby ...
Greetings Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Greetings card with a flower and a view of Wetton Bridge, Staffordshire.
Blake produced many greetings cards, which were sold in his shop at Stafford Street, Longton. The street was renamed The Strand ...
Ground-ivy or Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy is a common perennial founds in woods and on hedgebanks. Its leaves spread to form mats.
Flowering between March and May, it grows to a height of around 25cm.
This example was found growing ...
Groundsel or Senecio vulgaris var. hibernicus
Groundsel is an abundant annual weed of gardens and waste places.
Flowering all year, it can grow up to a height of 40cm.
This example was found growing at Great Bridgeford in Staffordshire, by ...