Methodist Central Hall, Longton
This is the main entrance to Methodist Central Hall on the Strand (previously Stafford Street) in Longton. Methodism dates back to the 1780s in Longton, by 1842 a large chapel had been built in Stafford ...
Ruxley Road Methodist Chapel, Bucknall
Ruxley Road Methodist Chapel at the corner with Corneville Road. The brick built chapel was completed in 1891 with an adjoining Sunday School. The houses in this part of Townsend date from the 1900s. ...
Anchor China Works and old Police Station, Sutherland Road, Longton
The Longton end of Sutherland Road with part of Longton Police Station on the right hand edge and the Anchor China Works in the centre. The road sign is giving directions for the junction of Sutherland ...
The Strand, Longton
The view along the Strand towards the railway bridge and Times Square, with the Crown Hotel building behind, taken from close to the corner of Heathcote Road. On the left hand edge is the entrance to ...
The Red Lion Inn, Stoke-on-Trent
The Red Lion Inn stood on Church Street, near the southeastern corner of Stoke Minster Church yard. Carefully demolished, brick by brick, during the construction of the A500 Queensway, it was rebuilt ...
Bucknall Park
The view westwards from Bucknall Park looking over the Trent Valley and towards Northwood. The Biddulph Valley and Leek branch railway line runs across the left of the photograph, in front of the houses ...
St Mary's Pottery Works, Normacot Road, Uttoxeter
This is the back of T C Wild's St Mary's Works on Uttoxeter Road. This photograph was taken looking north from Normacot Road, from a point now underneath the A50. The house on the right hand edge still ...
Ruxley Road, Bucknall
Looking westwards along Ruxley Road towards the Werrington Road/Dividy Lane junction. The photograph was taken from close to the corner of Clowes Road. Almost at the bottom are the chimneys of the calcining ...
Ruxley Road, Bucknall
Looking east along Ruxley Road from the junction with Bucknall Road. The Esso petrol station on the right now occupies the junction and Ruxley Road no longer meets Bucknall Road. Halfway down on the ...
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 ...
Potworks around St James' Church in Longton.
This photograph was taken from the corner of Lloyd Street and Warren Street looking north towards St James' church tower. The houses on the left edge are in Beaufort Road. The cluster of bottle ovens ...
Phoenix Works, King Street, Longton
In the centre is the Phoenix Works on King Street in Longton. This photograph was taken from outside Wagstaff & Brunt's old Richmond Pottery, with Longton Railway Bridge just visible in the far distance. ...
J T Fell's Pottery, Smithy Lane, Longton
This photograph was taken looking across St Martin's Lane (no longer named) towards the top of Smithy Lane in Longton. Smithy Lane runs between J T Fell Pottery on the left and Allin & Williams, wholesale ...
Edensor Old Church, Longton
This is the east end of Edensor old church. The church and surrounding graveyard was founded in 1854. At the time of the photograph it had been deconsecrated and was used as a warehouse. The church was ...
Ceramics works, Normacot Road, Longton
The building on the left was the offices of Shaw & Copestake Ltd., the producers of fancy earthenware with the Sylvac mark. They had factories nearby on Normacot Road and Chadwick Street. The building ...
Bucknall Workingmen's Club, Marychurch Road, Bucknall
Bucknall Workingmen's Club and Institute was on Marychurch Road, just south of St Mary's Church. Today the land is modern housing. The club was built on the site of Grove House. Bert Bentley notes that ...
Minton's factory, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south along London Road with the Minton factory on the left and partly hidden by the lamppost, the old Stoke School of Art. The original part of the Minton factory is just beyond the "new" addition ...
Cyples Lane and Noon's Court, Longton
Looking along Cyples Lane in Longton. At the bottom of the passage is Market Street, the Heathcote Arms Hotel is the building just visible. On the left edge, the classical looking building is the old ...