British Legion Headquarters, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent
The British Legion headquarters building stood at the corner of Sheppard Street and London Road in Stoke. The building was also the London Road Sports and Social Club. Built in the 1880s, the house predates ...
View east from Abbey Lane, Abbey Hulton
This is a view south eastwards from Abbey Lane over the old Hanley and Bucknall Colliery dirt tips. The line of houses across the centre are on Abbey Road. Townsend is on the higher land in the distance....
Abbey Lane, Bucknall
Looking north along Abbey Lane from close to the junction with Heath House Lane. This lane leads to Abbey Hulton. On the right, the higher ground is part of the site of the old Hanley and Bucknall Colliery, ...
Primitive Methodist Chapel, Lonsdale Street, Stoke upon Trent
Lonsdale Primitive Methodist Chapel was opened in 1878, replacing an earlier and smaller chapel in Queen Street. It was located at the corner of Lonsdale Street and Woodhouse Street. It was to perform ...
St Margaret's Mission Church, Victoria Road, Fenton Low
The mission church of St Margaret and St Anthony in St Anthony's Row off Victoria Road in Fenton. Behind is the spoil tip of Berry Hill Collieries.
A small church was opened around 1896 as a mission ...
Victoria Road, Fenton
Late Victorian houses on the corner of Victoria Road and Hitchman Street (on the left). Originally part of 30 houses with terracotta tiles and ornate brickwork built in 1885 by William Meath Baker. The ...
Blue John Pottery, hanley
The Blue John Pottery was in Union Street in Hanley. Established around 1886, the company produced a variety of beakers, jugs, dishes ,teapots, vases etc. The works has been demolished and Union Street ...
British Anchor Pottery, Longton
The rear of the Anchor Pottery seen from near Longton Police Station, just a little way east of Longton Station. At least one of the two bottle ovens was still in use. The Stoke to Derby railway line ...
Windsor and Elektra Potteries, Longton
The Windsor and Elektra Potteries were on Edensor Road, just before the junction with Clayton Road. This photograph was taken looking south from in front of the old Alhambra Cinema, with Clayton Road ...
Wellington Secondary School, Hanley
Wellington Road County Secondary School. The school started life as Wellington Council School around 1891. Reorganised as a secondary school in 1932. The buildings have become St Luke's Church of England ...
Webberley's shop, Percy Street, Hanley
This imposing building on the corner of Percy Street and Tontine Street is the Free Trade Building. From 1924 it was the home to Webberley's (printers, stationers and booksellers). Previous occupants ...
Unidentified bottle oven, Sampson Street, Hanley
An unidentified oven in Sampson Street Hanley. The photograph was taken from Hope Street. The oven was possibly part of John Bevington's works at 29 Clarence Street (Sampson Street was known s Clarence ...
Town Road from Market Square, Hanley
The camera is looking north along Town Road from the edge of Market Square. Today this is the entrance to the Potteries Shopping Centre. The shop on the left is Sherwin's Music Store which everything ...
Sylvan Pottery, Ratton Street, Hanley
Ratton street runs between Upper Huntbach Street and Upper Hillchurch Street in Hanley. This photograph was taken from close to the corner of Hillchurch Street. The main building still stands as Sylvan ...
Staffordshire Fruit Company, Parker Street, Hanley.
Parker Street was in between Clough Street and Etruria Road in Hanley, approximately where the supermarket car park is. The street led down to the goods yard and shed that was the first Hanley Station. ...
Stafford Street, Lewis's store from Miles Bank, Hanley
Stafford Street and Lewis's "new" store as seen from Miles Bank. The photograph was taken fro the corner of Trinity Street. On the right, in the distance is the "new" 1964 Lewis's store and closest to ...
Stafford Street from Albion Street, Hanley
This was the view along Stafford Street from the junction with Albion Street (left) and Lichfield Street. Partial pedestrianisation has excluded much of the traffic. On the left, the building site, previously ...
Stafford Street and Lewis's Arcade, Hanley
Lewis's Arcade and 1935 store on Stafford Street. This was the view south along Stafford Street from the corner of New Hall Street. On the left hand edge is the "new" Lewis's store under construction. ...