Arthur Mainwaring
Arthur Mainwaring (1668-1712, here spelled Manwaringe) of Ightfield, near Whitchurch, Shropshire. he was a poet, editor and Whig politician.
An engraving by I. Simon after a painting by Sir Godfrey ...
Arthur Scargill at a miner's strike demonstration, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 1984.
Arthur Scargill was President of the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike and became a household name. He attended rallys and demonstrations throughout the country including ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrotesley Hall was a Peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1871 to 1887. He married Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison, ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrotesley Hall was a Peer and politician. He was Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire from 1871 to 1887. He married Hon. Augusta Elizabeth Denison, ...
Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Lord Wrottesley
Lithograph print. A caricature of Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley (1824-1910) of Wrottesley Hall by 'Stuff', captioned 'A Staffordshire Peer'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' June 20th 1895.
He was ...
Article from the Public Enquirer, taken from the Enoch Wood scrapbook - "The Wellington Quick-Step to Anarchy"
Moderate readers of the Public Inquirer on Saturday April 23 1829 might have choked on this partisan account of the movement for Catholics' civil rights in Britain.
Thomas Mulock's rage
The author ...
Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Ashford In The Waters, Derbyshire.
The scene includes a sign post showing distances to Buxton, Manchester, Monyash, Flagg, Taddington and Sheldon.
The village falls within ...
Association for the Prosecution of Felons - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice outlines the aims of the Association for the Prosecution of Felons, formed in the Potteries in order "to bring Offenders of every description to condign punishment."
Rewards
There are ...
At Consall. Photographed by William Blake.
Old pit workings south of Consall Forge.
Augustus Legge, Bishop of Lichfield
Lithograph print. A caricature of Augustus Legge, Bishop of Lichfield (1839-1913) by 'Stuff'. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' May 27th 1897. His signature is glued on bottom left.
Dimensions: width - 235mm, ...
Axe and Grindstone. Photographed by William Blake.
On the left is a Late Bronze Age socketed axe head.
On the right is the lower part of a rotary quern, a milling device from the Roman period. A heavy stone with a central hole would have sat on this ...
Axe Edge, near Leek. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Axe Edge and the Leek-Buxton road.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
The image is one of a series labelled "Leek & Buxton".
Axe Edge, neer Leek. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of Axe Edge and the Leek-Buxton road. This area lies within the Peak District National Park. The image is one of a series labelled "Leek & Buxton".
Barlaston Avenue. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Avenue, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Cemetery. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Cemetery's West Side, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Cemetery. Photographed by William Blake.
Barlaston Cemetery's West Side, Barlaston, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Downs. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of Barlaston Downs, also known as Downs Banks, near Stone, Staffordshire.
Barlaston Green
Village scene with a view of the green at Barlaston, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.