Coal Ovens at Downing's Blurton Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
The kilns had domed roofs with a separate chimney and were called downdraught ovens. There were 8 to 10 "firemouths" around the outside of each oven used to stoke the fires. The hot gases were drawn ...
Coal strike at Florence Colliery in Longton
Coal mining strikes occured in North Staffordshire on a number of occasions during the twentieth century. This images shows people scavanging for coal on waste tips during the 1912 coal strike. Coal was ...
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". Photographed by William Blake.
"Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". People forage for coal during the strike during March 1912.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Photographed by William Blake.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Coal Strike, March 1912. Coal Pickers at Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
People scavenge for bits of coal during the coal strike of 1912.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened ...
Coal Tip and Marl Hole, Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
Industrial landscape with a view of a coal tip and marl hole. Photograph taken by Longton photographer, William Blake.
Coalbrook and Washington Potteries, Shelton
This photograph was taken from Lawrence Street and shows the rear of the Coalbrook and Washington Potteries which fronted onto College Road in Shelton. The buildings date from the 1880s.
Here the bottle ...
Coalbrook Potteries and Washington Potteries, College Road, Shelton
Looking south along College Road (originally know as Victoria Road) with two large potteries on the right hand side: Cleveland Pottery of Coalbrook Potteries (nearest the camera) and Washington Pottery. ...
Cobridge Brick & Marl Company, Sneyd, Burslem
The view north from Sneyd Street over the Cobridge Brick & Marl Company's fireclay pit and works. Beyond the works is Leek New Road and Sandbach Street. On the skyline is the spoil tip for Chatterley ...
Cobridge Brick & Tile Company fireclay pit, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking northwards across a flooded fireclay pit towards the skyline of Burslem. The photograph was taken from Sneyd Street. Leek New Road runs across the middle of the photograph and the ...
Cobridge Refractories works, Cobridge
Cobridge Refractory works was off Gresham Street in Cobridge. This street and works have been demolished, but were just to the east of Forest Park Primary School.
The works has both bottle and beehive ...
Cobridge Station and Moorcroft's Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
A photograph looking northwards along Sandbach Road in Cobridge taken from the junction with Leek New Road. Moorcoft's pottery factory is in the centre, the home of the company since 1913.
On the ...
Cobridge Tunnel, Potteries Loop Line, Stoke-on-Trent
The south end of the tunnel on the Potteries Loop Line between Waterloo Road and Cobridge stations. The photograph was taken looking north from the short tunnel at Astbury Street (formerly Copeland Street) ...
Coburg Street, Fenton
The camera is looking northwards from the corner of Alfred Street along Coburg Street. Alfred Street runs off Victoria Road, but Coburg Street has been redeveloped and Hayfield Crescent now follows its ...
Colclough's pottery works, Longton
H J Colclough's Vale pottery works stood in Goddard Street in Longton. Colclough's operated here from 1907, although the business dates back to 1897 and at one time they advertised themselves as "Britain's ...
Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation ...
Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown.
This image appears elsewhere in the collection and was used for a presentation ...
Colliery Winding House. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing the interior of a colliery winding house and two pit workers. The identity of the colliery is unknown.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation ...