Bunter Pebble Beds, Hulme Bank, Longton
Bert Bentley was a mining geologist and he often noted rock outcrops in his photographs. This is a section of the Bunter Pebble Beds in the Hilton Gravel Co quarry on Hulme Banks near Longton.
Bunter ...
Florence Colliery, Longton
Florence Colliery was named after the eldest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Sutherland, the mine owner. The colliery became the Florence Coal and Iron Company in 1896 and was expanded to three shafts in ...
Police sports and training ground, Finney Gardens, Bucknall
The City of Stoke on Trent Police Training and Sports ground in Finney Gardens. As well as the cricket sight screen there appear to be a couple of obstacles used to train police dogs.
Sampson Bridgwood's Anchor Pottery works, Longton
Demolition work at Sampson Bridgwood's Anchor works in the East Vale area of Longton. The photograph was taken from Goddard Street. Partial demolition shows a "oven-n-'ovel" arrangement. The oven is ...
Deaville Road in the Townsend area of Bucknall
Looking south along Deaville Road from Werrington Road towards Langford Road. Apart from a few new houses on the right, the view is much the same as it was in 1964. Deaville Road and Langford Road were ...
Commerce Street, Longton
Commerce Street in Longton in 1962. The Empire Theatre is in the centre on the corner of Chancery Lane with, on this side, the Commerce Works of Herbert Aynsley & Co. Next door to Aynsley's is John Tam's ...
Cocknage Road, Cocknage
View north along Cocknage Road with Florence Colliery on the right. The photograph was taken from the Woodpark Lane (also known as Bog Lane) crossroads looking towards Dresden. Bert Bentley noted that ...
Chelson Street potworks, Longton
These are the backs of properties on Chelson Street (was Bagnall Street until the 1950s) in Longton as seen from St James' Churchyard. The ovens and chimneys belonged to the Stanley Works operated until ...
Bridgwood Street, Longton
The view north along Wharf Street towards the Tuscan China Works on Forrister Street. Wharf Street is today Bridgwood Street and the terraced houses have been replaced with modern housing. The photograph ...
At the back of Park Hall and Forrister Streets, Longton.
The back alleys between Forrister Street and Park Hall Street in Longton. The photograph was taken from Bridgwood Street (then Wharf Street) with Park Hall Street on the left and Forrister Street to the ...
Anchor Pottery, Longton
Demolition of a bottle oven at Sampson Bridgwood's Anchor Pottery in Goddard Street in the East Vale area of Longton. These are hovel ovens where the oven stands in the centre of a separate circular ...
Amison's Pottery, Longton
The rear of Charles Amison's Stanley Pottery on Amison Street (formerly Wedgwood Street) in the Sandford Hill area of Longton. The works were close to the junction with Anchor Road. Closed in 1962, this ...
Adderley Green to Bucknall railway line, near Brokhouse Green.
Looking northwards along the mineral railway. In the distance are the crossing gates for Fenton Road. The photograph was taken from the bridge over the Causley Brook. On the skyline is Hanley with to ...
Bucknall Hospital, Eaves Lane, Bucknall
These are the main gates to Bucknall Hospital off Eaves Lane. The hospital stared life as an isolation hospital specifically for smallpox and was originally known as Hanley, Stoke and Fenton Joint Infectious ...
Bucknall Hospital, Cliveden Road, Bucknall
The back of some of the ward buildings of Bucknall Isolation Hospital as seen looking south from Cliveden Road.
Bucknall Hospital dates from 1886 and was created specifically to treat infectious disease ...
Warner Street, Hanley
The view along Warner Street from near the Broad Street corner. The building under construction on the left is Hanley Police Station. Off the left edge is the City Museum and Art Gallery. Hanley Central ...
Trinity Street, Hanley
The camera is looking up Trinity street towards Stafford Street. The first road off to the left, beyond Clegg's, is Lower Foundry Street. Alan's Furnishing store has an oriel window on the corner, still ...
Trent Walk Pottery, Hanley
Trent Walk is a short road just north of Leek Road in Joiners Square. The Trent Walk Pottery produced novelty items, especially earthenware jugs, jars vases etc in the shape of vegetables. Production ...