Furlong Tile Works, Newport Lane, Middleport
The Furlong Tile Works was on the east side of Newport Lane just before the junction with Furlong Lane. Just beyond the works is the White Swan public house which was originally two small houses until ...
Gardener's Retreat public house, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent
The Gardener's Retreat is just off Sideway Road in Boothen. There is a large beer garden area to the front.
Parked outside is a three wheeler car. Is it an early example of an invalid car?
Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Two motorcars pass each other under Glebe Street bridge as a goods wagon belonging to the London Midland and Scottish Railway passes over them.
The high wall on the right belonged to Stoke railway station’s ...
Granville Hotel, Sampson Street, Hanley
The Granville Hotel stood in Sampson Street (known as Clarence Street until renamed in the 1950s), just a little way off York Street (A5006). In later years it was a night shelter for the homeless. The ...
Hanley Deep Pit Colliery
The winding gear of No.1 shaft of Deep Pit Colliery in Hanley. This photograph was taken from Town Road with one of the conical spoil tips just visible behind the winding gear.
Hanley Deep pit was ...
Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A Ford Escort and a Potteries Motor Traction bus bound for Silverdale is bought to a halt by a police constable in Hartshill. This photograph was taken close to the junction with Queens Road, looking ...
Keelings Drive, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph is taken from the corner of London Road in Trent Vale. The camera is looking north west along Keelings Drive. The western part of Keelings Drive, leading to Newcastle Road (A34) was developed ...
Kings Arms, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the Kings Arms at Broadway roundabout, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Leek Road, Hanley
This was the view along Leek Road towards the Joiner's Square roundabout. Palmerston Street is going off to the right. The next road down is Westmill Street.
The chimneys in the centre belonged to ...
Leigh. Photographed by William Blake.
Village scene taken at Lower Leigh, Staffordshire.
The scene includes a public house called the Railway Inn, a motor car, a workshop and worker.
Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire.
Liverpool Road and The Denbigh Castle, Stoke-on-Trent
A view south along Liverpool Road, Stoke from its junction with Shelton Old Road. Shelton Old Road is on the right, with the learner driver in the Standard 8 car entering Liverpool Road. In between the ...
Lodge Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent
Lodge Road is just east of Hilton Road and connects Newcastle Lane with Ashlands Road. This is the view looking north west just before the junction with Oliver Road, off to the left. Just visible between ...
Longton Hall Lane, Longton
A pit mound can be seen on the right.
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.
Mazda Lamps factory and Mother's Pride Bakery, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent
The industrial site on the far side of Newcastle Road (A34) had two factories. Farthest away from the camera is the Mother's Pride Bakery. This was part of Premier Foods group. Between the 1960s and ...
Meir, Broadway. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near to where ...
Mount Street, Northwood, Hanley
The camera is looking north eastwards along Mount Street inn the Northwood area of Hanley. Oak Street is the road running across the bottom. The then open space in the distance is Birches Head. Most ...