Ridgway's Pottery, High Street, Tunstall
Ridgways was one of the largest combines, formed in 1955, with eight factories in North Staffordshire. The Ridgway's pottery on High Street in Tunstall was previously Booth's Church Bank Pottery, built ...
Robert Sherwin Ltd.
Pottery factory exterior including beehive shaped oven.
Taken at Robert Sherwin Ltd., Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph ...
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 ...
Rosina China and Adderley Floral China Potteries, Sutherland Road, Longton
These two potteries were on Sutherland Road in Longton. On the left is the Ridgway Potteries Ltd Adderley Floral China Works, the stack ovens of which are visible behind the second works, the Rosina ...
Roslyn China and Gladstone Works, Longton
The rear of the Park Place Works from what was Park Passage, but is now the car park for the Gladstone Museum and the Roslyn Works off Chadwick Street. The Park Place Works is adjacent to the Gladstone ...
Rothsay Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Rothsay Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Longton, Normacot and Dresden areas ...
Roundwell Street, Tunstall
The camera is looking south east along Roundwell Street from close to Clay Hills. Halfway down on the right is The Victoria Inn, on the corner of Plex Street. Opposite, off to the left is Hoover Street. ...
Royal Albert Pottery, Bank Street, Tunstall
Alfred Meakin's Royal Albert Pottery in Bank Street, Tunstall. This is the rear of the works, with the main entrance on neighbouring Parsonage Street. To the right, at the end of Bank Street just visible ...
Royal Crown Pottery, Longton
Old ceramics factory in cul-de-sac almost opposite Heath's Passage. "Royal Crown Pottery" can just be read in in faded letters on the double-doors in the archway.
Royal Doulton Paladin Works, Atlas Street, Fenton
This ceramic factory was constructed between 1878 and 1924 and consists of several blocks, including some modern additions. This photograph show the whole row of the factory in one general view. The modern ...
Royal Doulton, Nile Street, Burslem
Once a colour works, this two-storey irregular building now houses Royal Doulton's Nile Street factory.
The ground floor porch has a decorative chafered stone surround and large datestone step dating ...
Royal Doulton's Dalehall Works.
Pottery factory exterior with a view of a calcining kiln.
Taken at Royal Doulton's Dalehall Works, Stoke-on-Trent.
Calcining is the process of heating bone or flint to soften it for grinding down ...
Royal Doulton's works, Nile Street, Burslem
Doulton's site in Nile Street, Burslem. The works was taken over by Henry Doulton, moving from Lambeth in London, in 1877. The Nile Street site previously occupied by several potters including the Riley ...
Royal Overhouse Pottery offices, Wedgwood Place, Burslem
Barratts of Staffordshire occupied the Overhouse Works from 1943. In 1992 the company joined with Royal Stafford China to become Royal Stafford. This building became the factory shop.
The Overhouse ...
Royal Stafford Pottery, Longton
In the background is the Royal Stafford China Works of Thomas Pool & Gladstone China Ltd. who specialised in producing mid priced tableware. This was originally part of the 19th Century Cobden Works. ...
Royal Stafford, Wycliffe Street, Burslem
The Royal Stafford Pottery was constructed before 1832 and is made up of two rectangular units. The first building has four storeys, thirteen rooms wide by two rooms deep; the second has three storeys ...
Royal visit, Royal Doulton, Burslem
King George V and Queen Mary visit the Burslem works of Royal Doulton on April 23rd 1913. A postcard view published by William Shaw.
Rubian Art Pottery, Fenton
This photograph was taken looking southwards along St Matthew Street in Fenton. The kilns and workshops of the Rubian Art Pottery are on the right. All traces of the works have been removed and the land ...