Map of Eccleshall, Ashley, Standon and Maer Parishes
Map of Eccleshall, Ashley, Standon and Maer Parishes. Published by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton 1880. Photographed by William Blake.
Map of Estates in the Parishes of Audley and Wolstanton
This map shows the estates in Audley and Wolstanton, belonging to the representatives of the late John Wedgwood Esquire.
John Wedgwood died 6 Feb 1839 and declared in his will: "I desire my body to ...
Map of Maer, Ashley and Standon Parishes
Map of Maer, Ashley and Standon Parishes. Published by the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton 1880. Photographed by William Blake.
Map of the British Isles. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a map of the British Isles.
The map was produced by G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd.
Unknown date.
Mark XVI Spitfire at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Photograph of the Spitfire, which has been on permanent display at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery since 1986.
Designed by local engineer Reginald Mitchell in the 1930s, the Spitfire was instrumental ...
Market Square, Lichfield
A postcard view of the Market Square in Lichfield, also known as Market Place. On the left is the statue of Dr Samuel Johnson. He is most famous for writing the first comprehensive English dictionary, ...
Market Square, Lichfield
A postcard view of the Market Square in Lichfield. On the left is a statue of Dr Samuel Johnson. He is most famous for writing the first comprehensive English dictionary, but was also known for being ...
Marl Hole and Coal Tip, Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
Industrial landscape with a view of a coal tip and marl hole. Photograph taken by Longton photographer, William Blake.
Marl Hole and Shard Ruck. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard containing an industrial landscape with a view of the Daisy Bank marl hole and shard ruck, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
These huge holes were created due to the large scale extraction ...
Marquis of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquis of Anglesey, was born in 1768 and died in 1854. The Paget family home was Beaudesert, which stood on the south-eastern edge of Cannock Chase.
He fought in Flanders, ...
Marquis of Anglesey, 'Head of the Pagets'
Lithograph print. A caricature of the 4th Marquis of Anglesey of Beaudesert. Appeared in 'Vanity Fair' September 18th 1880. Marquis of Anglesey's signature glued on bottom right.
Dimensions: width ...
Marsden Rocks, Yorks. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of Marsden Rocks. The slide is labelled "Yorks", indicating that it is in Yorkshire but this could be a mistake because the geological area of interest known as Marsden Rocks ...
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), daughter of james V of Scotland. She aceded to the Scottish Throne at the age of one week, and lost her crown in Scotland in 1568.
In 1575 Elizabeth I was ...
Mary's Well Nazareth. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing women getting water from a well at Nazareth in what is now known as Israel.
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was born in Birmingham, and followed his father into manufacturing small metal goods. He built the state-of-the-art Soho Manufactory at Handsworth, near Birmingham, and achieved ...
May Day Demonstration, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
A Labour Day demonstration, featuring Miners' Trade Union banners. The demonstrators are marching up Stafford Street, at the corner of Clayton Street in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
May Day Demonstration, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
A Labour Day demonstration, featuring Miners' Trade Union banners. The demonstrators are marching up Stafford Street, at the corner of Clayton Street in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
May Day Demonstration, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
A Labour Day demonstration, featuring Miners' Trade Union banners. The demonstrators are marching up Stafford Street, at the corner of Clayton Street in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.