Portrait of Henry Brunt, Leek
Mr Brunt played for Leek Cricket Club in the 1860s. He was also Vice President of the Leek Football Club.
Henry Brunt was born in Leek in 1836. The 1881 census lists him as a silk manufacturer, employing ...
Portrait of James Bateman. Photographed by William Blake.
James Bateman, industrialist and banker, lived at Biddulph Grange and created the gardens there during the mid 19th century. He was the first President of the North Staffordshire Field Club 1865-1870....
Portrait of John Cruso (Jnr), Leek
John Cruso Senior was a lawyer in Leek from the 1780s. His son John followed him into the profession and by 1817 he was a partner in his father's firm. When the elder man died in 1841, John Jnr moved ...
Portrait of Joseph Knott, Leek area
Joseph Knott was known as "England's Hero" and a "hero of the Khyber Pass". He was a colourful character who often fought with a sword and employed 'battle tactics' during his many arguments!
Portrait of Little Benny, Leek
Portrait of Lord Burton, Rangemore Hall, Burton-on-Trent
Lord Burton was born on 12 November 1837, at the Bass town house, 136 High Street. He died at Chesterfield House, his London property, on 1 February 1909, and is buried in Rangemore churchyard, adjoining ...
Portrait of member of Whitby family
Portrait of a bewigged man in a brown buttoned-up coat and white shirt. Portrait of a member of the Whitby family of Haywood Abbey, Great Haywood in a circular painted surround. Gilt picture frame.
Thomas ...
Portrait of Michael Thomas Bass, (1760-1827)
He lived in the Bass Town House, 136 High Street, which was purchased by his father, William Bass, in 1777.
Portrait of Mountford Fynney, Leek
Mr Fynney was a Silk Manufacturer. He was born at Endon 1814, but lived for most of his life at Lowe Hill House in Leek. His wife, Mary, farmed land in that area. Mountford Fynney died at the age of 68 ...
Portrait of Mr and Mrs W.M. Hilliard, Leek
William Michael Hilliard was the son of Francis Hilliard, a bookseller, printer and stationer in the town. Francis Hilliard moved from Bristol to Leek in about 1760, and became the earliest known printer ...
Portrait of Mr Benjamin Barlow, Leek
Mr Barlow was the organist of St. Edward's Church, Leek. He died in 1873, aged 60.
Portrait of Mr Critchlow, Leek area
Portrait of Mr. Gilbert Wardle with falcon, Leek
Gilbert Charles Wardle was born in 1862, and was one of the fourteen children born to Sir Thomas and his wife Elizabeth. He was their second son, but the first surviving boy, his elder brother Herbert ...
Portrait of Mr. Tatler, Church Street, Leek
Mr Tatler was born in 1826, and died in 1895. His father was proprietor of the George Hotel on Church Street, Leek.
Portrait of N. Martin on his pony, Hednesford
The boy is wearing a knicker-bocker suit, stockings and shoes, with a pull-on hat. It is presumed that the man and woman are the boy's parents.
Portrait of Nathaniel Beard, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1675 and 1682
This portrait by an unknown artist depicts Nathaniel Beard who was Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1675 and again in 1682. His grandson,also named Nathaniel Beard, became Mayor of the Borough in 1752. ...
Portrait of Professor John Prince Sheldon, The Brund, Sheen
John Prince Sheldon was descended on his father's side from a brother of Gilbert Sheldon, a former Archbishop of Canterbury in the 17th century.
The Princes were a notable family in Sheen. J.P. Sheldon ...
Portrait of Rev. William T. Nelson, Wesleyan Minister, Leek
Reverend Nelson was a preacher on the Leek Wesleyan Methodist Circuit between 1862 and 1865.
The map location is the site of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Fountain Street