Date:May 1964
Description:The photograph shows the White Swan Inn at 107 Newport Lane, Middleport where there has been an inn or beerhouse since the 1830s. This building was originally two modest semi-detached houses, which had been amalgamated by 1900, surrounded by a pottery works (latterly the Furlong Tile Works). To the right was a newsagent and tobacconist, still standing but derelict. To the right, the surrounding pottery has been demolished. The Bedford delivery lorry belonged to James Norris, a wine and spirits merchant with branches at Market Hall Stores in Burslem and Piccadilly in Hanley.
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The Furlong Tile Works was on the east side of Newport Lane just before the junction with Furlong Lane. ...
The photograph shows the White Swan Inn at 107 Newport Lane, Middleport where there has been an inn ...
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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator
Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.
Donor ref:SD1480/122-18 (204/35654)
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