Norton Lane and Leek New Road crossroads, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south along Norton Lane close to its junction with Leek New Road. On the far side of the junction is Newford Crescent (formerly Station Road), leading to Milton. The junction is much changed today, ...
Old Abbey Hulton and Bucknall stone signpost, Bucknall
This stone signpost (and at one time, horse trough) stands at the junction of Eaves Lane and Greasley Road in Bucknall. Reputed to have been erected by the Owen family who lived at the rectory in Bucknall. ...
Parsonage Street, Tunstall
This is a view eastwards along Parsonage Street from the corner of Hawes Street/Summerbank Road. At the bottom is High Street. In the far distance is the conical spoil tip of Chatterley Whitfield Colliery.
The ...
Penkville Street, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north east from London Road along Penkville Street towards the heights of Penkhull and the houses on Hunter's Way. This is the area known as Stokeville. The terraced houses on both sides of the ...
Port Vale Street, Dalehall, Burslem
Port Vale Street runs westwards off Newcastle Street towards the old Port Vale Wharf on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middleport. This wharf closed in the early 1900s. The photograph shows a mix of derelict ...
Queen Street, Burslem
The view west along Queen Street in Burslem, from the junction with Waterloo Road. The Food Fair building used to be the Burslem & District Co-operative Society Emporium, an Art Deco building opened ...
Robson Street, Hanley
Looking down Robson Street towards the entrance to the Hanley Greyhound and Speedway Stadium (Sun Street Stadium). In the middle distance is one of the gas holders belonging to Etruria gasworks. On the ...
Rushton station
A postcard showing Rushton station and level crossing in 1900.
Until quite recently, level crossings were constantly manned and operated by a conventional swing gate.
The railway no longer serves ...
Sandbach Road, Cobridge
This is a view southwards along Sandbach Road close to the North Road crossroads, with its traffic lights on amber. Beyond the junction on the right is the pottery of W. Moorcroft Ltd. with its bottle ...
Shelburne Street, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent
A view up Shelburne Street towards Boothenwood Terrace, from London Road. The houses on the higher ground behind are on Hunters Way in Penkhull. There is one old gas street lamp, on the left, mixed in ...
South Street, Ball Green, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking west along South Street from the Cowen Street corner. The terraced houses on the right date from the late 19th century, whilst those on the left were municipal housing built in the 1930s. Before ...
St John's Square, Burslem
Looking from St John's Square towards Market Place and the old Town Hall in Burslem. The photograph was taken from outside the Duke William public house. The square was built up from the 1800s and appears ...
Stone Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Stone Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. It is now called Lightwood Road.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the ...
Street gas light cleaner, Unwin Street, Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent
Street gas lamps needed constant maintenance, their glasses polished, clockwork mechanisms wound, mantles replaced. The gas mantle was the equivalent of the electric bulb. They were made of silk and coated ...
Sydney Street, Hanley
A row of terraced houses with a corner pub. The pub is the Brook Inn, at the south end of Sydney Street at its junction with Lower Clarence Street. The camera is looking north towards Bexley Street. ...
Sydney Street, Hanley
A view along Sydney Street in Hanley. The first building on the right was a shop, once a grocer and draper's. At the end is Bexley Street. Between the houses are entries to the back alley which ran ...
The Potteries Die Company, Knypersley Road, Norton-in-the-Moors
The Potteries Die Co. premises on Knypersley Road, Norton. The company started in 1936 making precision moulds and press-tool equipment for the ceramics industry and today is a tool maker for a wide range ...
The Vine Inn and Vine Street, Hanley
Vine Street ran between Bethesda Street and Lichfield Street in Hanley. This is a view towards the Lichfield Street end. Vine Street and its buildings were demolished with the building of the Crown Court ...