Prince Charles, City Museum & art Gallery, Hanley
Prince Charles officially opened the City Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley on June 3rd 1981. Many people came to the museum in hope of getting a glimpse of him. He his pictured here taking a brief moment ...
Public Baths, Moorland Road, Burslem
This plan is of the public swimming pool in Moorland Road, Burslem. In the late Victorian period baths were seen as an important move towards improved public health and many were built across Stoke-on-Trent. ...
Public Baths, Moorland Road, Burslem
This is an overall plan of the public baths on Moorland Road in Burslem. It shows the position of the various pools and the different entrances for first class men, second class men and ladies. Rooms ...
Public Library, Baker Street / Glebedale Road, Fenton
This building was constructed between 1900 and 1907 and stands on the corner of Baker Street and Glebedale Street (which was previously known as Station Road). The library consists of two adjoining blocks ...
Queen's Cinema Palace, Jupiter Street. Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent
This cinema was on the north side of Jupiter Street (formerly King Street South) near the corner of Mars Street, just off Ford Green Road. Around the time this photograph was taken, the Palace became ...
Queen's Hall, Burslem
The front of Queen's Hall on Wedgwood Street in Burslem. This grade II listed building has been both a Town Hall and theatre. Built in 1911 with three entrance doors, Corinthian columns, and an elaborate ...
Queen's Theatre, Wedgwood Place, Burslem
The Queen's Theatre in Burslem was constructed between 1900 and 1924. It is a three storey building, four rooms wide by eight rooms deep. The front of the roof is obscured by a large decorative stone ...
Queen's Theatre, Wedgwood Place, Burslem.
The open space was the site of the former meat market in Burslem. Situated next to the town hall the meat market was built around 1850 for the sale of fresh meat. Behind the market was the Police station, ...
Roller Skating Rink, Town Road, Hanley
The Ideal Roller Skating Rink and Ideal dance Hall was on town road in Hanley. The building started life as a Congregational Tabernacle dating from the 1850s. It was superseded by a "new" Tabernacle ...
Salvation Army Citadel, Tunstall
The Salvation Army Citadel stood on the corner of Ladywell Road (formerly Sneyd Street) and Harewood Street. The building was originally Tunstall's first theatre (The Prince of Wales), opened in 1865. ...
Smallthorne Library Centre, Ford Green Road
This square two storey building has a basement and central tower on front facia and an extension to the side. It is constructed in red flemish brick with a blue brick plinth. The roof is pitched and tiled ...
Sneyd Brickworks fireclay pit near Bycars Lane, Burslem
Looking south east over the fireclay pit, and what is today Bycars Lane, towards Vale Park. The area in the foreground has been infilled and is now pitches and sports facilities.
The fireclay dug out ...
Sneyd Cricket Club ground and spoil tip, Burslem
Sneyd Cricket Club ground was just off Sandbach Road, in the shadow of the spoil tip belonging to Sneyd Colliery and Brickworks. Running through the middle of the photograph are the cables of the aerial ...
Sneyd Cricket Club ground, Burslem
Looking over the outfield of Sneyd Cricket Club towards the pavilion with Burslem in the far distance. Sneyd Colliery tip is immediately behind the camera. Sneyd CC played in the North Staffs and South ...
South Shore Baths, Blackpool. Circa 1920
This is a postcard of South Shore open air swimming baths in Blackpool. The image was taken between 1920 and 1930. Many people in the Potteries spent their holidays in Blackpool and Rhyl, often visiting ...
Spark Street, Stoke upon Trent
Looking along Spark Street from near the London Road end. The building on the extreme left is the Minton memorial Building, later known as the School of Art. Next door is the public baths building, immediately ...
Stoke City FC, The Victoria Ground
The photograph shows turnstiles at the Stoke End of the Victoria Ground in the 1960s. At this time, the Stoke End was a large, open, standing only terrace. A 4000 seater, two tiered stand was built in ...
Sun Street Greyhound Stadium, Hanley
Hanley Greyhound and Speedway stadium (also known as Sun Street Stadium) lay between Clough Street, Mount Pleasant and Sun Street in Shelton. The area was also known as Tinkersclough. This is the view ...