Victoria Mill, Stanley Moss Lane, Stanley

Description:The Victoria Mill in Stanley was part of Harrison & Son, reputedly the largest ceramic glaze and colour manufacturers in the world in the 1890s. The glaze ingredients were initially ground into fritt or glass at the company's Phoenix Works in Hanley and transferred to Victoria Mill to be ground "finer than the finest white flour".

Harrison & Son developed the site from the 1860s with major expansion in the 1920s and 30s. A wharf on the nearby Caldon Canal was connected to the works by a branch from the Stoke to Leek railway line in 1905. Two steam engines powered the mill, later replaced by electricity. The blue brick mill chimney was demolished in the 1980s.
The white building to the right is Victoria House which is still standing although the rest of the site has been cleared and used for housing.