Ramshaw Rocks from the Roaches
The view looking eastwards from the southern end of the Roaches. The craggy skyline in the left distance is Ramshaw Rocks.
A photograph by Longton photographer William Blake.
Raven's Tor, Dovedale
A view of Dovedale, looking north, with Raven's Tor (Staffordshire) to the left and Baley Hill (Derbyshire) to the right.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Rectory and Church Tower, Draycott-in-the-Moors
Village scene including the Rectory and St. Margaret's Church tower at Draycott-in-the-Moors.
Photographed by William Blake Of Longton.
Rectory Farm, Checkley. Photographed by William Blake.
The Rectory Farm, Checkley, Staffordshire.
Reflections, Stanley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Reflections, Stanley Pool. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape taken at Stanley, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Reform! Reform! The Bill will Pass! - A political notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
When Josiah Wedgwood II ran for Parliament in the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, his major selling point was "reform."
Forward-thinking, "reforming" politicians were campaigning for changes to the ...
Reginald Mitchell
Reginald Mitchell was born at 115 Congleton Road, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove in 1895 and was educated at Hanley High School. At sixteen, he gained an apprenticeship at Kerr Stuart & Co of Fenton.
After ...
Reliant Robin Advertisement
This image from the mid-1970s depicts none other than Dickens' character Scrooge with a Reliant Robin. The image is being modified ready for appearing in numerous adverts that depict that fact the Robin ...
Religious Painting. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a religious painting.
Religious Painting. Unknown. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a religious painting. Unknown.
Remembrance Parade, Rugeley
Pictured is the Remembrance Parade at Rugeley War Memorial in 1972. This area of the Town was due to be pedestrianised and after the Parade the Memorial was moved from Anson Street to a new site in Brook ...
Repairs to Newcastle Street - A document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This notice from John Riley, surveyor, calls for a meeting on Monday 20 June, 6pm, at the Legs of Man Inn, to discuss repairs to the road between Burslem and Longport, now known as Newcastle Street.
Roadworks ...
Report of the Committee of Police - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice summarises the resolutions of a general meeting in the Potteries.
Local men are calling for a local police force to be established in the area.
They resolve that a committee of local ...
Residential Estate, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
View of a residential estate at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Residential Estate, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Resolutions of a meeting of the inhabitants of Lane End - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1795 the people of Lane End had reached the end of their tether over suspicions that they were being ripped off.
Disputes arose at market as some dishonest traders knowingly used false weights and ...
Resolutions of Burslem Parish Officers - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns the people of Burslem about Sabbath-breaking, or misconduct on a Sunday.
Drunkenness, Tippling, Gaming...
The alleged wrong doings are described here in the following way:
"...the ...