Downing's Brick & Tile works and clay pit, Canal Lane, Tunstall.

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Date:April 1964

Description:The photograph was taken from Canal Lane, looking south. The high ground in the right distance is Wolstanton and behind the factory is the gasholder at Etruria. At the extreme right edge is Westport Lake. G H Downing was once the world's largest producer of roof tiles.

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Manufacturing Business, Trade & Industry Brick & Cement Works

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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator

Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.

Donor ref:SD1480/070-23 (204/33726)

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