Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton
There had been an Elizabethan mansion known as Botham Hall on the site of the current house, surrounded by a deer park. In the late 18th century the house was owned by the Debank family, but on the marriage ...
Bagnall Lock Bridge, Alrewas
Bridge number 49 on the Trent and Mersey Canal at Bagnall Lock, close to the Kings Bromley road at Alrewas. This postcard scene is of younsters feeding swans from a narrow boat with lots of young onlookers ...
Bagot Goats, Bagot's Park, near Abbots Bromley
A herd of wild Bagot Goats with a shelter to the left.
Bagot Goats are a Staffordshire speciality and are one of the rarest breeds of livestock. They were kept at Blithfield Hall near Abbots Bromley ...
Bagot goats, Blithfield
Bagot goat adults and kids, in the grounds of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire.
Bagot Goats are a Staffordshire speciality and are one of the rarest breeds of livestock. They were kept at Blithfield ...
Brookhouse Farm, Rolleston on Dove
The farmhouse has been Grade II listed since 1964. It seems to have become the Brookhouse Inn, an hotel in 1976 . The building dates from the mid-18th century with modifications evidenced by an inscription ...
Burnside, Rolleston
A view photographed by Scarratt, showing thatched hayricks adjoining the Spread Eagle public house. The landlords at the time, the Robinson family, were farmers as well as publicans. Note the geese ...
Cheddleton, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Village view taken at Cheddleton, Staffordshire.
Including the Leek Road bridge and Caldon Canal.
Christmas Greetings Card. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Christmas Greetings Card with a view of Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Blake produced many greetings cards, which were sold in his shop at Stafford Street, Longton. The street was renamed ...
Cookshill, Caverswall. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Cookshill, Caverswall, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Cox's Pond, Hammerwich
Cox's Pond and Farm House formed part of the estate of Hammerwich Place Farm on Hall Lane. Harry Cox bought the farm in 1920 and farmed there until the later 1930s.
Postcard photographed and published ...
Dane Valley, near Rushton Spencer
Landscape taken at Dane Valley, near Gig Hall, Rushton Spencer. In the centre is Feeder Cottage. The River Dane marks the border between Staffordshire and Cheshire.
Photographer: William Blake of Staffordshire....
Deer in Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton
A herd of Fallow Deer at Ashcombe Park, near Cheddleton.
There had been an Elizabethan mansion known as Botham Hall on the site of the current house, surrounded by a deer park. In the late 18th ...
Deer in Trentham Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of deer in Trentham Park, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Deer in Trentham Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of deer in Trentham Park, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Dovedale. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the River Dove taken at Dovedale, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Duck Pool, Belmont, near Consall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Duck Pools, Belmont, near Consall.
Duck Pool, Belmont. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Duck Pools, Belmont, Nr. Ipstones, Staffordshire.
Duck Pools, Belmont, near Consall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Duck Pools, Belmont, near Consall.