River Trent from the Recreation Grounds, Stapenhill, Burton-upon-Trent
A tranquil scene with a couple in a boat on the River Trent with Trent Bridge and Burton-upon-Trent in the background. This view was taken from Stapenhill Woodland Walk and Riverside Walk, in earlier ...
RMS Rangitata
This ocean passenger liner is thought to be the RMS Rangitata which was built in 1929. The Rangitata was operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company and usually sailed between the United Kingdom and ...
Rock Shelf
Lino cut print by Michael Rothenstein (1908-1993).
Dimensions: height - 470mm, width - 725mm
Royal Brine Baths and Green Bridge, Stafford,
In the 1880s a thick bed of salt was discovered on Stafford Common, during the search for a water supply for the town. This led to the opening of the Brine Baths in Greengate Street in 1892, designed ...
Rudyard Lake
View of boat landing at the jetty.
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.
View of a small sailing boat on 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.
View of a small sailing boat on 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 ...
Rugeley 'A' and 'B' Power Stations
A postcard view of a winter scene taken at sunrise looking towards Rugeley Power Stations. The picture was taken from the canal bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal on Station Road in Rugeley which ...
Sailing
Etching by Julian Trevelyan (1910-1988).
Dimensions: height - 380mm, width - 490mm
Sailing boats
A watercolour by Thomas Mortimer (fl.1900) of a seaside scene, with fishing boats.
Sailing on Blithfield Reservoir
Blithfield is the largest reservoir in Staffordshire, being 2 miles (3.2km)long, covering an area of 790 acres (320 hectares) with a maximum depth of 47 feet (14.3 metres).
It was built by the South ...
Sea & Clouds, Plymouth. Photographed by William Blake.
Seascape taken at Plymouth, Devonshire.
Sea and Clouds. Photographed by William Blake.
Seascape taken at Torquay, Devonshire.
Sea at Blackpool. Photographed by William Blake.
Seascape taken at Blackpool, Lancashire. This view includes a small sailing vessel and one of the town's piers.