Alton Towers
Clergy and choir at Alton Towers, Staffordshire.
This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet Valley Railway.
Alton Towers Special, Rocester
A British Railways Fowler 2-6-4 locomotive approaches Rocester station with an Alton Towers six-coach special in the late 1950s. After the Second World War the village of Rocester was chosen for the ...
An Address to the Public in Answer to the Case of the Trent and Mersey Canal Company - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Controversial Proposals
The Trent and Mersey Canal Company has recently issued controversial proposals to build a reservoir and extend a branch canal to Leek.
This pamphlet, sent to Enoch Wood's ...
Anchor China Works and old Police Station, Sutherland Road, Longton
The Longton end of Sutherland Road with part of Longton Police Station on the right hand edge and the Anchor China Works in the centre. The road sign is giving directions for the junction of Sutherland ...
Anchor Road, Adderley Green. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene with a view of Anchor road, Adderley Green, Nr. Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The left hand turning is Gladstone Street, which is now called Bambury Street.
The Railway Hotel ...
Anchor Works, Longton
The Anchor Works stood at the junction of Anchor Road, Sutherland Road and Market Street. The Anchor works mustn't be confused with the nearby "British Anchor Pottery" on Anchor Road. These works date ...
Anderton Boat Lift, Northwich
The Anderton Boat Lift is a two caisson lift lock near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in north-west England. It provides a 50-foot (15.2 m) vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River ...
Anderton Canal Carriers Wharf, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph shows two important sites on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middleport. In the centre is the Anderton Canal Company's warehouse and boat repair yard and beyond Burgess & Leigh's Middleport ...
Anderton Canal Co. Wharf, Navigation Road, Middleport
This photograph was taken just off the southern end of Navigation Road in Middleport. This was at the northern end of the half mile Burslem Branch Canal which came off the Trent & Mersey Canal. The branch ...
Anderton canal wharves, Middleport
The camera is looking northwards along the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middleport. The buildings on the right belonged to the Anderton Canal Company who were one of the three main carriers serving the Potteries ...
Anderton Carrying Company - document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In the spring of 1838, James Macintyre, Agent for the Anderton Carrying Company, wrote this confident letter to Staffordshire's pottery manufacturers to celebrate his canal company's success.
He announced ...
Arthur Wood's canalside factory, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent
This is a view south along the canal. Westport Lake is off to the right, on the left is the rear of Wood's pottery. the buildings have all been cleared and the are now used for light industry and food ...
Asylum railway, Cheddleton
A view of the electric engine that powered the asylum train serving Leekbrook Asylum. This engine is now at the National Railway Museum in York.
This image is taken from the collection of the Churnet ...
Asylum railway, Cheddleton
An electric railway ran from Leekbrook to the asylum at Cheddleton. It ran for about a mile and was under the control of the asylum. It carried everything from the workforce, inmates, food and coal! ...
At a Meeting - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Post in the Potteries - 1801
In 1801 a national postal system using a fleet of coaches was growing in coverage but still did not directly serve the Potteries.
Many towns and cities not served by ...
At the Roe-Buck in Newcastle - Minutes of a Meeting to discuss the building of new branch canals. From the Enoch Wood scrapbook.
At the Roe-Buck in Newcastle a group of prominent men have gathered to discuss the plans for new branch canals connecting Hanley, Shelton, Burslem and Lane End.
The men include local pottery manufacturers ...
Back alley, Paddock Street, Hanley
Paddock Street ran northwards off Hope Street at Vale Place. The street no longer exists, but was sandwiched between the present day Boundary Street and Penarth Grove. At the bottom is Bryan Street.
The ...
Bagnall Road, Baddeley Edge, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north east down Bagnall Road, from close to its junction with Wardle Lane, towards Spout Lane. The house just visible over the van still stands. The delivery van belonged to the Co-operative Society. ...