Libel! - Handbill from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1831 the Potters' Union came out in support of North Staffordshire's striking miners.
Speculation
Reports speculated that the potters were intending to follow the miners in striking for improved ...
Lichfield - ['Dr. Johnson's'] Willow Tree: copper-plate engraving
'S. W. View of the Lichfield Willow, taken July 20th, 1785.' Showing the tree in full leaf, with no background. Anonymous.
Lichfield - Birth-place of Dr. Johnson: engraving
'Market Place, Lichfield.' Showing a three storey building in the Market Place with a colonnaded front, and St. Mary's Church.[See SV VI.141b, for similar engraving.]Anonymous.
Lichfield - Edial Hall: engraving
'Edial Hall near Lichfield. The Residence of Dr. Samuel Johnson in 1736.' Showing a square Georgian brick house with a roof sloping up to a row of dormers and a palisaded lantern. The whole is behind ...
Lichfield - Statue of Dr. Johnson: engraving
Showing an outline pen drawing of Dr. Johnson's statue in the Market Place, from the north west. 'Engraved by J. Stubbs from a statue by Lucas.'
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Interior view of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Henry Wilkinson
Oil painting. Half-length portrait of Lt. Col. Joseph Henry Wilkinson, D.L., J.P., V.D., (1845-1931), Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee of the Quarter Sessions and County Council of Staffordshire, ...
Lieutenant Colonel William Edward Harrison
Oil painting. Three-quarter length portrait of Lt. Col. William Edward Harrison, O.B.E. (1876-1937) of Wychnor Park. Elected a member of Staffordshire County Council in 1913. Elected a County Alderman ...
Lilac. Photographed by William Blake.
Study of a lilac flower.
Limestone Caves, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of the limestone caves at Cauldon Low quarries. The cave was opened up in 1905 and destroyed as quarrying continued in 1907. The cave penetrated 140 feet into the hill, had a maximum width of ...
Limestone Quarries, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the limestone quarries at Cauldon Low.
Lion Rock, Dovedale
Stereoscope slide showing Lion Rock and the River Dove taken at Dovedale. Lion Rock is on the Derbyshire bank of the River Dove, the opposite bank is Staffordshire. This area is now part of the Peak District ...
Lion Rock, Dovedale. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Lion Rock at Pickering Tor, one of the geological landmarks at Dovedale, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
List of the Poor relieved by the Parish of Burslem - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1812, hard times were hitting the Potteries.
War with Napoleon's French Empire had damaged Britain's trade, while bad harvests had caused food prices to rocket at market.
Unable to export their ...
Littleton Tomb, Penkridge Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the Littleton Tomb in Penkridge Church, Staffordshire.