Footbridge, Dovedale
Footbridge at Ilam Rock in Dovedale, looking downstream from the Staffordshire bank.
Photographed by William Blake of Longton.
Ford, Downs Banks, Stone,
In the eighteenth century Bluebarn Farm on Downs Bank grew hops for Joule's Brewery.
In 1946 Joule's purchased a the land from Viscount Sidmouth. It was presented to the National Trust on 22 July ...
Forton Mill
A postcard view of the derelict water mill, a red brick building on a 17th century stone base by the River Meese in Forton.
This former hemp mill is thought to stand on the site of a Saxon mill, mentioned ...
Fowlea Brook at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along the course of the Fowlea Brook in Etruria. Off to the right are the furnaces of Shelton Steel Works and in the haze to the left, the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery. The railway ...
Fowlea Brook, Longbridge Hayes, Stoke-on-Trent
The view south from the bridge over the Fowlea Brook just north of Longport Station. At this point the Stoke on Trent City boundary runs along the brook: to the right is Newcastle under Lyme. On the ...
Foxglove or Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove, a biennial, prefers acidic soils in hedgerows and river banks.
Flowering between June and September and , it can grow up to 1m in height.
This example was found growing at Armitage in ...
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 ...