Old Zion Chapel schoolroom, Longton
The schoolroom stood close to Lockett's factory. Photograph taken from by the Empire Theatre.
Our Lady & St Benedict Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery, Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent
The Church of Our Lady and St. Benedict in Abbey Lane, Abbey Hulton was built in 1937–8. Originally part of Birches Head parish, Abbey Hulton became a separate parish in 1941. The open land in the foreground ...
Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Hartshill
This photograph was taken from Higson Avenue, looking across Hartshill Road. The brick built Gothic style church is attached to the neighbouring Dominican Convent and was built between the 1850s and 1890s. ...
Panorama from Bedford Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from just north of the flight of locks at Bedford Street in Shelton. The camera is looking northwards along the Caldon Canal with the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery on ...
Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Hamil Road, Burslem
Originally St.Werburghs this single storey building is thought to have been erected sometime before July 20th 1895, as the inscribed datestone remains as part of the wall. The bell tower, situated to ...
Pipe laying near Normacot Church
The school and church can be seen. The pipes being laid are possibly sewer pipes.
The Holy Evangelists Church was built on the south side of Upper Belgrave Road as a chapel of ease for Blurton Church ...
Portrait bust of John Wesley
Pearlware painted portrait bust. Height 320mm Revd. John Wesley (1703-1791) was an evangelist and the leader of Methodism. Originally a high churchman, he experienced a dramatic conversion and in 1738 ...
Portrait of a clergyman
Lantern slide containing a portrait of a gentleman from the clergy. The identity of the subject is unknown but is possibly Rev. Reginald John Campbell (1867-1956).
He was a Congregationalist minister,a ...
Portraits of Luther and Melancthon, West Window, Biddulph Church. Photographed by William Blake.
Church interior with a view of the west window at St. Lawrence's Church, Biddulph, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The ornate window contains portraits of Luther and Melancthon.
Presbytery, Spens Street / Hall Street, Burslem
This two storey building is three rooms wide by two rooms deep. At ground floor level on the side of the building is a datestone inscribed 'A.D. 1903'. Also to the side is a large door set in an internal ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Lonsdale Street, Stoke upon Trent
Lonsdale Primitive Methodist Chapel was opened in 1878, replacing an earlier and smaller chapel in Queen Street. It was located at the corner of Lonsdale Street and Woodhouse Street. It was to perform ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mayne Street, Hanford
Hanford Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1883. The red brick building had seating for over 80. The chapel was on the west side of Mayne Street but has been demolished to make way for housing.
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mow Cop
The Primitive Methodists held their first open-air prayer meeting at Mow Cop in 1807.
The chapel shown in this photograph was one of many around this area.
Remembering Methodism at Mow Cop
A ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Woodhouse Street, Boothen
This church was a long, rectangular, one storey building with a later hall at the side dated 1928. It also had an attached building at the rear. The front of the church had much decorative terracotta ...
Primitive Street Methodist Chapel, Smallthorne
This building was originally constucted as a chapel between 1843 and 1862. It is presently in use as a warehouse. It is a rectangular construction with a front external porch and rear projection. The ...
Providence Methodist Church, Far Green, Hanley
The Providence Chapel stood on Providence Square at the junction of Town Road and Hulton Street in the Far Green area of Hanley. In the photograph, Birches Head Road climbs away on the left hand side. ...
Quaker Chapel, Aquinas Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The Society of Friends (Quakers) occupied the former Congregational Chapel in Aquinas Street (previously Thomas Street) from the 1850s. This side of the chapel is the entrance to the Society of Friends ...
Rectory and Church Tower, Draycott-in-the-Moors
Village scene including the Rectory and St. Margaret's Church tower at Draycott-in-the-Moors.
Photographed by William Blake Of Longton.