Description:T & R Boote's ceramic tile works was on High Street to the north of Tunstall town centre. In the distance is the bell tower and spire of Christ Church. The spire has since been removed.
The company became known as British Pottery and merged with Richards Tiles in 1963. The site has been redeveloped for commercial and retail uses. On the left hand edge of the photograph is the entrance to the Tunstall depot of British Road Services (BRS). BRS was a road transport company formed after the nationalisation of the road haulage industry in 1947. BRS underwent many changes before being privatised in the 1980s.