Date:September 1964
Description:A general view of the north side of G H Downing's Blurton Tileries, just off Ballinson Road in Blurton. In the background are some of the beehive brick and tile kilns and chimneys, with piles of ridge and roof tiles in front. This photograph was taken soon after the works closed in 1964. Downing's made "Acme" roofing tiles, with "half round ridges, hips and valleys" a speciality. At one time the company produced up to 1,000,000 tiles weekly.
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G H Downing's Blurton Tileries just after closure in 1964. A view of the beehive ovens, chimneys and ...
The kilns had domed roofs with a separate chimney and were called downdraught ovens. There were 8 to ...
A general view of the north side of G H Downing's Blurton Tileries, just off Ballinson Road in Blurton. ...
G H Downing's Blurton Tileries looking north east towards Blurton and Fenton. The factory closed just ...
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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator
Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.
Donor ref:SD1480/200-17 (204/38370)
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