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Leek & Buxton, Roaches From Ashenhurst. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape taken from Ashenhurst, Staffordshire, looking in the direction of the Roaches. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park. This image is one of a series labelled "Leek & ...

Limestone Caves, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.

A view of the limestone caves at Cauldon Low quarries. The cave was opened up in 1905 and destroyed as quarrying continued in 1907. The cave penetrated 140 feet into the hill, had a maximum width of ...

Lion's Head Rock, Dovedale

This rocky face along the River Dove is on the Derbyshire side of Dovedale.

Lud's Church, The Roaches, near Leek. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the natural rock feature known as Lud's Church, Back Forest, near Gradbach, Staffordshire. Notice the statue in the rocks. Other photographs of Lud's Church exist in the collection but without ...

Lud's Church. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the natural rock feature known as Lud's Church, Nr. Gradbach, Staffordshire. This geologic landmark is situated in the area now covered by the Peak District National Park.

Lud's Church. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the natural rock feature known as Lud's Church, Nr. Gradbach, Staffordshire. This geologic landmark is situated in the area now covered by the Peak District National Park.

Lud's Church. Photographed by William Blake.

View of the natural rock feature known as Lud's Church, Nr. Gradbach, Staffordshire. This geologic landmark is situated in the area now covered by the Peak District National Park.

Lydford Gorge, Devonshire. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape taken at Lydford Gorge, Devonshire.

Lydford Gorge, Devonshire. Photographed by William Blake.

Woodland scene taken at Lydford Gorge, Devonshire.

Main Road, Wetley Rocks

A postcard view of a group of people sitting on the millstone grit rock outcrops above the village with the Main Road below. The Powys Arms is on the opposite side of the road and there is a glimpse of ...

Manifold Valley, Thor's Cave. Photographed by William Blake.

Landscape taken at Manifold Valley, Staffordshire. The landmark known as Thor's Cave can be seen in the distance. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.

Marl pit at John Caddick's Spoutfield Brick and Tile Works, Stoke-on-Trent

This marl pit supplied clay for John Caddick's Spoutfield Brick and Tile Works on Brick Kiln Lane. Red brick clay in this area is called Etruria Marl and was extracted by opencast mining and the big holes ...

Marl pit, Trent Vale Brick & Tile Company, Stoke-on-Trent

The photograph shows a section of the marl pit belonging to the Trent Vale Brick & Tile Co. This is a view from the Rookery Lane area. The pit yielded Etruria Marl, a brick clay, usually extracted by ...

Marsden Rocks, Yorks. Photographed by William Blake.

Lantern slide with a view of Marsden Rocks. The slide is labelled "Yorks", indicating that it is in Yorkshire but this could be a mistake because the geological area of interest known as Marsden Rocks ...

Maypole dancers, Wetley Rocks

A postcard view of Maypole dancers standing by the Maypole for the photographer, with the millstone grit rock outcrops of Wetley Rocks in the background. The building in the centre is the back of the ...

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 ...

Mill Street, Leek

View down Mill Steet, looking from the top, with the Maude Institute on the right. Thee were multi-storey houses built into the rock, with back-kitchens hollowed out of the rock, the remains of which ...

Miller's Dale, near Buxton, Derbyshire

Landscape including a bridge over the River Wye at Miller's Dale, between Buxton and Tideswell, Derbyshire. This area is now part of the Peak District National Park. Photographer: William Blake of ...