Linen suit
Turquiose blue slub linen suit comprising jacket, skirt and two matching blouses. Jacket in peplum style, single breasted, fastening at front with three covered buttons. Long sleeves with turn back ...
Loading a Kiln.
Pottery factory interior depicting a man loading a kiln for an enamel firing.
In this case the basket of ware travelled through a circular tunnel kiln on rails.
Decorated pottery was often coal ...
Longnor Road, Ipstones. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene including a group of youngsters taken at Ipstones, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire.
Longton Boys
An unidentified group of boys photographed in Longton around 1900.
Longton Fire Brigade.
Group photograph of Longton Fire Brigade. Taken in Union Square, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part of the collections ...
Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene includinng a lake, bridge and children. Taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George ...
Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene including a formally dressed lady sitting on a park bench. Taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on ...
Longton Park. Photographed by William Blake.
Park scene taken at Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This view includes the Trentham Road entrance, gates and lodge.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened ...
Longton Park. Photography and Design by William Blake.
Composite postcard with five views of Longton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The park's official name is Queen's Park and it was officially opened on July 25th 1888 by George Granville William ...
Longton Police Station
Glover's brewery was on this Sutherland Road site originally, until Joules of Stone bought them out in 1903. The police purchased the brewery from Joules, demolished it, and built this building. Longton ...
Longton Town Hall. Photographed by William Blake
A view of the town hall at Longton's Times Square, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This was Longton's second town hall and was built in 1863.
Longton YSL, 1909. Photographed by William Blake
Group photograph taken at Longton YSL, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Machine for scouring ware, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing pottery workers scouring ware.
Taken at Sutherland China, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Scouring is the process of removing rough bits from the surface ...
Making Basins.
Pottery factory interior.
The man is making large basins using a vertical jolley.
A jolley was a machine for making shapes out of solid blocks of clay. It consisted of a rotating wheel, a mould ...
Making Cow Cream Jugs. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a pottery worker in the process of making Cow Creamer Jugs.
Making Cups using a Jolley.
Pottery factory interior showing a woman using a jolley to make cups.
A jolley was a machine for making shapes out of solid blocks of clay. It consisted of a rotating wheel and a levered profile tool. ...
Man in casting shop, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior taken in a casting shop. The pottery worker is fettling and sponging a plate with an incised decoration. Tools, brushes and moulds can be seen on the worker's bench. Taken at ...
Market Street, Longton.
Black and white postcard with view of Market Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
This view includes a horse and cart, pedestrians and tram lines.
Most of the buildings in the foreground are now demolished.
Taken ...