Belgrave Road, Dresden. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene with a group of children and cyclists. Taken at Belgrave Road, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken ...
Belle Vale, Cradley Heath
View from road looking towards a bridge at Belle Vale, Cradley Heath. Building and slag heap behind. A woman is standing in the road with a pram and two children.
Photographer: Albert Henry Yelland....
Billiard Room, Coton Hill Asylum, Stafford
Coton Hill Asylum was built in the 1850s and opened in 1854. It was originally built as an extension to the County Asylum in order to house private patients. It was to be known as The institution for ...
Bird’s nest in a letter box, Uttoxeter
A postcard view of a blue tit's nest with several eggs in a letter box by the Union Workhouse in Uttoxeter. The caption reads "Tom tit's nest in letter box. Uttoxeter Union House. Slit 3/4 in. wide." ...
Bishop Lloyd’s Survey, 1693-1698, Eccleshall Area
The survey is written in the same shorthand (tachygraphy) as used by the famous diarist Samuel Peyps.
“Robert Dodd of Croxton, mad swearing fellow, alehouse, said to keep a bawdy house”
“William ...
Bishops Drive, Brewood
Bungalows on Bishops Drive, off Deansfield Road in Brewood.
Black Lion Inn, Cheddleton
The Black Lion Inn, Hollow Lane, Cheddleton. The man in the doorway is Henry Walker (1874-1932) who was licensee from 1913 until at least 1921. The woman is his daughter Kathleen (born 1899) and with ...
Blake's Garden. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Blake's garden and shed at his house "Glentworth" in Cobden Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Blue Cross Charity Shop, Gaolgate Street, Stafford
View of a charity shop run by the Blue Cross, a charitable organization focused on animal welfare and the re-homing of unwanted pets. On display in the window can be seen some of the secondhand clothes ...
Ball's Yard, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Located off Hassell Street, this photograph shows the small terraced housing of Ball's Yard that was typical in Newcastle. These houses and many like them were eventually cleared and residents moved into ...
Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow, pottery manufacturer (in bowler hat), with his family in the garden at Highcroft.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...
Barlow family at Highcroft, Rough Close
Charles Barlow (in bowler hat) with his two eldest children and baby Dorothy held by the housemaid.
This is one of a set of photographs of the Barlow family of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close. ...
Basford Bridge Terrace, Cheddleton
Residents pose outside this row of cottages which is located opposite the Boat Inn at Basford Bridge, Cheddleton. The bridge crosses the Cauldon Canal. A dog is lying on the wall to the left.
The buildings ...
Beattie Avenue during the arrival of their new residents from Paradise Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
By the late 1930s and the time of this photograph slum clearance had started in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Some of the first people to be re-housed were the residents of Paradise Street who were moved to Beattie ...
Bedroom, Chillington Hall
A bedroom on the first floor of Chillington Hall, photographed for Country Life magazine.
This image may not be used for resale or commercial purposes without Country Life’s express permission.
Bedroom, Highfield Manor, Stafford,
Highfield Manor was built in 1880 by David Hollin, a boot and shoe manufacturer.
In 1900 Mr Hollin commissioned a series of photographs, showing the inside and outside of his home.
Although Highfields ...
Belgian Refugees, Stone
Following the German invasion of Belgium during World War I, refugees became a familiar sight in towns and villages across the country. Local photographers found them an interesting subject for postcards....