Bernard Moore Ware. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a display case containing a selection of ware by Bernard Moore. Formerly of Moore Bros., Longton, Bernard Moore is noted for producing Flambe Glaze ware during its revival in the ...
Barlow Street, Longton
Photograph taken from Barker St & the pottery on the left was Gallimore’s Garfield Works. Among several previous owners were Roper & Meredith 1913 to 1924, A.E.Jones & Adderley’s. In the centre distance ...
Barlow Street, Longton
Photograph taken from Sutherland Rd looking up Barlow St (Upper Hill Sreet) –on the left is the Longton Pottery Company’s Bluebell Works owned by A.T.Finney & Sons Ltd. On the right is Duchess China also ...
Enamel Kiln Doorway, Longton. Photographed by William Blake
Enamel kiln doorway and sanitary ware in a wicker basket.
This photograph was possibility taken at Locketts of King Street now Kingscross Street/Chancery Lane Longton near to Mr Blake's shop in Stafford ...
Landscape, unknown location. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape at an unknown location.
Gymkhana, unknown location. Photographed by William Blake.
Gymkhana at an unknown location.
Ceramic City Choir, Victoria Hall, Hanley
Sir Malcolm Sergeant conducted the Ceramic City Choir during the 1960s. The choir toured the country and Dr Sergeant (Ph.D.) was acknowledged with a knighthood for his contribution to music. Sir Malcolm ...
Railway worker at Oakamoor
Mrs Rita Ecclestone, Clerk and Porter at Oakamoor Station in the 1950s.
Rita is standing on the tracks and the view is looking towards the tunnel mouth. However, today you will be looking down a country ...
Goods train near Rudyard
A "down" goods train hauled by locomotive number 48106 passes Rudyard lake with flatbed trucks. Circa 1960.
A small narrow guage railway now operates along some of this section of track during the ...
Lonsdale Street, Stoke on Trent
A view of Lonsdale Street in the town of Stoke-upon-Trent. St Peters Church is in the background. The scene is not that different today.
File name: Stoke - Campbell Road 1967 smc
Lonsdale Street, Stoke
Photograph shows Lonsdale Street very near to the junction with Woodhouse Street looking towards Stoke St Peter's Church.
A typical street scene from the 1960s that has not changed too much in the ...
Foxt Lane, Ipstones
Although captioned Foxt Lane, this view was taken from Brookfields Road in Ipstones and shows a cottage on a bend of Shay Lane. The cottage has since been demolished and a new stone-built house stands ...
Trentham Ballroom
During the Second World War many important departments were moved from London and other major cities in order to evade air raids.
On 26 August 1939, just prior to the outbreak of war, the Bankers ...
Berryhill Secondary School, Stoke-on-Trent
Berry Hill Secondary Modern School under construction in September 1964. The photograph was taken west of Arbourfield Drive looking eastwards. The disturbed ground in the foreground is spoil from the ...
Pre-fabricated houses in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
An estate of pre-fabricated houses was built on open land just to the east of Stone Road and south of Rookery Lane in Trent Vale. The houses were built as part of the Temporary Housing Programme at the ...
Gardens at Alton Towers
Stereoscope slide containing a view of Alton Towers and formal gardens. Originally home to the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers has been developed into one of Europe's best known theme ...
Moreton Old Hall. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Moreton Old Hall, Congleton Road, Cheshire.
Little Moreton Hall, as it is known today, is a fine example of a Tudor period timber framed moated manor house.
The building is a National Trust ...
Wenger's Colour Works, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Wenger's Ceramic Colour and Chemical works offices seen from outside the entrance to Etruria Station. The old Etruria Road runs across the bottom of the photograph with the railway bridge in the centre. ...