Rudyard Lake. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction in the late ninenteenth century....
Rudyard Lake. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction in the late ninenteenth century....
Rudyard, Lake & Boat House. Photographed by William Blake.
Stereoscope slide with a view of the boat house at Rudyard Lake, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
The lake was created in 1797 as a reservoir to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a popular tourist attraction ...
Skaters on Rudyard Lake
There were a number of exceptionally cold winters in the decades before the First World War which enabled locals and visitors to skate on the frozen lake. Winters cold enough to freeze Rudyard Lake are ...
Skating by Moonlight on Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake or reservoir was constructed in 1797 by engineer, John Rennie, to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. It is around 2.5 miles long and covers roughly an area of 168 acres. ...
The Dam, Rudyard Lake
View of dam at Rudyard lake. The boathouse can be seen to the left. The photographer is William Sandeman, who was based at Rudyard from around 1896 until the 1930s.
The Lady of the Lake Boathouse, Rudyard Lake
A view of Rudyard lake with 'The Lady of the Lake' boathouse on the left. Two women pose in the beached rowing boat whilst a man sails a yawl-rigged boat behind.
Postcard published by W. Sandeman, ...
The Landing Stage, Rudyard Lake
Waterfall, Rudyard Lake
A postcard view taken near to the dam wall at the south end of Rudyard Lake. Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1797 by engineer John Rennie to feed the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal. ...
Woodside Pavilion and Tea Gardens, Rudyard Lake
Woodside Pavilion and Tea Gardens was situated on Lake Road opposite the Rudyard Hotel. The grounds are now occupied by three chalet bungalows.
Postcard published by the Proprietors, Woodside Pavilion ...
Hall's Lake Pavilion, Rudyard
This refreshment chalet and the nearby landing stage were built by the North Staffordshire Railway Company, and was leased to John Hall. He started hiring boats and running motor launch trips around ...
The Lady of the Lake Boathouse, Rudyard
The boathouse was designed by Leek architect William Larner Sugden for the Davenport family, silk manufacturers of nearby Leek, and built in 1893. It has access via jetty over the water. The stone statue ...
The Lady of the Lake Boathouse, Rudyard
The boathouse was designed by Leek architect William Larner Sugden for the Davenport family, silk manufacturers of nearby Leek, and built in 1893. It has access via jetty over the water. The stone statue ...
Girls at a Rudyard Hotel
With the coming of the railway, Rudyard Lake became a popular rural destination for the people of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
It is interesting to note that the famous writer, Rudyard Kipling, ...
Cliff Park Lodge, Rudyard
Cliffe Park Lodge was built in about 1850 as the lodge for Cliffe Park Hall and is Grade II listed. It was used as the clubhouse for Rudyard Lake Sailing Club between 1958 and 1963. It is currently (2013) ...
Cliffe Park Avenue, Rudyard
View of the road leading to Cliffe Park Hall, looking onto the lake. The Hall was built in 1811 by John Haworth at the cost of about £25,000. In 1831 the house passed to Fanny Bostock, the first cousin ...
Gleaves family stall, Rudyard
This stall stood at the Dam at Rudyard Lake. Reservoir House is in the background. The Gleaves family lived at the 'Beeches' between 1903 and 1911 and provided apartments for holidaymakers, as well ...
Goods train near Rudyard
A "down" goods train hauled by locomotive number 48106 passes Rudyard lake with flatbed trucks. Circa 1960.
A small narrow guage railway now operates along some of this section of track during the ...