Ballinson Road, Blurton
Looking west along Ballinson road from the end of Elm Place in Blurton. This estate was laid out in the 1930s. The view is much the same today, although fewer trees and front gardens changed to off road ...
Mineral railway and Hall Hill Drive bridge, Adderley Green, Stoke-on-Trent
The railway line connected Bucknall and Adderley Green, with Mossfield Colliery just round the bend to the right. The bridge, now Hall Hill Drive, carried a branch mineral line from the disused Central ...
Adderley Green to Bucknall mineral railway, Bentilee.
This photograph was taken from the Arbourfield Drive bridge over the Adderley Green to Bucknall mineral railway line. The spoil tip in the distance belongs to Mossfield Colliery. The houses on the left ...
The western end of Werrington Road, Bucknall
looking along Werrington Road from close, to the junction with Bucknall Road. Ruxley Road, as was, is the road off to the right, but it changes in road layout means it no longer joins Werrington Road. ...
The Werrington Hotel, Bucknall
Opened as the Werrington Hotel in 1939, later becoming the Pig and Whistle before being renamed The Werrington, this Ind Coope public house was demolished in the 1990s. To the left is Eaves Lane with ...
Spoil tips and tramways near Fenton Road, Bucknall
This photograph was taken east of Fenton Road looking towards Bucknall. The disturbed land in the foreground is a mixture of spoil tips and embankments for colliery tramways.
Prefabricated houses on Westfield Road, Bucknall
These council built prefabricated bungalows were built after the Second World War and lasted into the 1970s. The panels making up the walls and roof are clearly seen. Apart from Westfield Road, they were ...
Bucknall Parish Church Hall, Werrington Road, Bucknall
The old church hall has been renamed the Marychurch Centre and is also the Parish Office. Built between the late 1950s and the early 60s, the hall stands on the north side of Werrington Road. It is the ...
Birchgate in Townsend, Bucknall
Looking northeast along Birchgate with Bucknall covered reservoir in the distance. The photograph was taken close to the junction with Werrington Road and Eaves Lane. The houses on both sides of the road ...
Old colliery trackway over Fenton Road, Bucknall
The trackway on this embankment came from Victoria Colliery to the south. The embankment carried the trackway over Fenton Road to a coal wharf on Dividy Road. The houses running across the middle of the ...
Werrington Road from Guy Street, Townsend, Bucknall
The camera is looking eastwards along Werrington Road with Guy Street off to the right. Guy Street was known as New Street until the 1950s renaming. The houses and shops on the right date from the end ...
St. Joseph's Church, Goldenhill.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on High Street in Goldenhill. The brick built church was constructed between 1951-53, replacing an earlier school, chapel and mission in Breakespeare Street. There is ...
St. Bartholomew's Church, Blurton
St Bartholomew's Church from just off Church Road in Blurton. The exact date of the church is uncertain, but it was in existence in 1577 although the present building is largely a 1620 and later rebuild. ...
Spencer Stevenson's Enson works, Longton
This photograph was taken at the top of Short Street, just off Uttoxeter Road. The bottle ovens are part of Spencer Stevenson's Enson Pottery between Short Street and neighbouring Chelson Street (formerly ...
Longton Town Hall
This photograph shows Longton Town Hall on Times Square, looking towards Market Street. Times Square was the original market square in Longton and laid out in 1789. This is Longton's second Town Hall, ...
Longton Market from Transport Lane
This photograph was taken from halfway along Transport Lane (formerly called Market Lane) with Market Street at the bottom. One of the six entrances to the Public Market is seen through the gate in the ...
John Tams Crown Works, Longton
John Tams Crown Works on the corner of Commerce Street and the Strand (previously Stafford Street). The camera is looking northwards. The earthenware works dates from the 1840s, operated by John Goodwin ...
Crown Hotel, Longton
The Crown Hotel (previously the Crown and Anchor Hotel) is at the bottom of King Street alongside Longton railway bridge. This was originally the site of the White Horse public house, going back to the ...