A hovel at the Victoria Pottery, Fenton
The entrance to a hovel at the Victoria Pottery in Fenton. A hovel was a brick built bottle shaped building that enclosed the kiln. The hovel created a draught which removed smoke and protected the firing ...
Interior courtyard at Victoria Pottery, Fenton
The Victoria Pottery was just south of King Street. In this photograph, The circular structure on the left is thought to be the base of an oven started in 1806 by the Mason family (of Ma son's Patent ...
Victoria Pottery, King Street, Fenton
Part of the interior courtyard at Victoria Pottery which was just off King Street in Fenton. This is one of the overbridges connecting the many small workshops. All the buildings have been demolished.
Victoria & Trentham Potteries, King Street, Fenton
This was the main entrance off King Street into the Victoria & Trentham Potteries Victoria Works. Pottery had been made here since the 1800s and the works was once operated by the Mason family who developed ...
Victoria Pottery, King Street, Fenton
The Victoria Pottery dates back to the early 1800s. It had a number of operators, the Victoria Porcelain Company from1949 to 1957 before it became part of Victoria & Trentham Potteries Ltd. This photograph ...
Victoria Pottery, King Street, Fenton
This is a photograph of the interior courtyard at the Victoria Pottery just off King Street in Fenton. The works dates back to the early 1800s and had a number of operators before becoming the Victoria ...
Turner Memorial School, Fenpark Road, Fenton
This Turner memorial Church of England Infants, School opened in 1865. The photograph shows the new buildings of 1896. Taking young children under 10 years old only, the school was supported by the Allen ...
Dennis (Fenton) Pottery, King Street, Fenton
Dennis (Fenton) Pottery operated the Alexandra works on King Street, near Duke Street, until it was sold in 1965 and subsequently demolished.
The Old Vicarage, Glebedale Road, Fenton
The old vicarage in Fenton was at the southern end of Glebedale Road. At the time of the photograph it had become Thorley's Pottery.
Queen Street Schools, Fenton
Queen Street is today Burnham Street. These buildings were at the top of the street, at the junction with Brocksford Street. The photograph is looking east along Brocksford Street with the rear of the ...
Queen Street Schools, Fenton.
Today Queen Street is called Burnham Street and runs northwards off King Street in Fenton. The school was at the top of the street at the junction with Brocksford Street. The buildings have been demolished ...
Fenton Vicarage, Glebedale Rood, Fenton
This was the old vicarage, Glebedale, at the junction of Glebedale Road and Christchurch Street in Fenton. Immediately behind is the edge of the spoil tip of Glebe (Fenton) Collieries and Brickworks. ...
Red Lion public house, Church Street, Stoke upon Trent
The Red Lion stood on Church Street, in the south-eastern corner of St Peter’s churchyard in Stoke opposite the Tramway depot (later Potteries Motor Traction bus depot). It was linked with Showell's brewery ...
The view from Grove Road, Fenton
The camera is looking north east from the western end of Grove Road. In the foreground is the old recreation ground in Mount Pleasant and beyond, hidden in the dip, Smith's Pool. To the right hand side ...
Ormonde Street, Fenton
Ormonde Street (formerley Handley Street) off Duke Street in Fenton. In the background is the pit head gear of Fenton (Glebe) Colliery and to the left, its spoil tip. The building on the right hand side ...
King Street, Fenton
This photograph was taken looking along King Street towards Longton from the corner with Bishop Street (to the right). This part of King Street was also known as Star Bank. Opposite on the left hand side ...
Heron Cross Secondary School, Fenton
Heron Cross County Secondary School stood on Grove Road at the corner of Claud Street. the school dates from 1932 and the amalgamation of junior and secondary schools. Today the buildings are part of ...
Heron Cross Pottery. Fenton
This is the side of Heron Cross Pottery viewed from across the Stoke to Derby railway line. the photograph was taken from the lower slopes of the Fenton (Glebe) Colliery spoil tip. Chilton Street runs ...