Odeon Cinema, Trinity Street, Hanley
This photograph was taken from the entrance to Piccadilly Arcade looking west along Trinity Street. The Art Deco style Odeon Cinema stood on the corner of Lower Foundry Street. Opened in 1938, this was ...
Northwood C of E Junior and Infants school, Hanley
Northwood Church of England Schools at the junction of Lower Mayer Street and Keelings Road (previously Keelings Lane). These were infants and junior schools opened originally in 1858-59. They were rebuilt ...
Marsh Street South, Hanley
This was the view from the corner of Clough Street looking north along Marsh Street South. The Scout Shop is on the corner of Brunswick Street. The building was previously a Methodist Chapel. On the ...
Piccadilly, Hanley
The camera is looking northwards up Piccadilly towards Stafford Street from the Pall Mall crossroads. On the right hand side, the Gaumont cinema started life in 1929 as the Regent, became the Gaumont ...
Excavations for Hanley Shopping Centre
Excavations for the underground car park and West Precinct of Hanley Shopping Centre on Old Hall Street. Old Hall Street is behind and the camera is looking southwards towards the buildings on Birch ...
Excavations for Hanley Shopping Centre
Excavations for the East and West Precincts of Hanley Shopping Centre. In the top right hand corner of the photograph is the corner of The Woodman public House on the corner of Old Hall Street and Goodson ...
Fountain Square and Stafford Street, Hanley
Looking across the old Fountain Square roundabout towards Stafford Street. Piccadilly goes off to the left, with Batchelors (coats and costumes) shop on the corner. Next door is Stead & Simpson's shoe ...
Excavation for Charles Street shopping centre, Hanley
Excavations and foundations for the shopping centre attached to the bus station along Charles Street and Old Hall Street in Hanley. The large building in the background is Webberley's book and stationery ...
Wood, Mitchell & Co. Printers, Lindop Street, Hanley
Until the 1950s Lindop Street was known as Park Street, connecting Bucknall New Road with Hillcrest Street. The printing works was halfway along on the left hand side. Today Lindop street has been cut ...
Lewis's Arcade in Lamb Street, Hanley
Looking along Lamb Street towards Stafford Street. An entrance to Lewis's Arcade is on the left, at the time of the photograph, closed and being demolished. The Art Deco building was opened in 1934. This ...
Leek Road, Hanley
This was the view along Leek Road towards the Joiner's Square roundabout. Palmerston Street is going off to the right. The next road down is Westmill Street.
The chimneys in the centre belonged to ...
Harrison & Sons mill, Lichfield Street, Hanley
This Harrison's mill was at the southern end of Lichfield Street, close to the junction with Leek Road. The Joiner's Square factory produced colours and glazes. It was part of the larger group of Harrison's ...
29 Lichfield Street, Hanley
This is the Adam's Sewing Machine (sales and repairs) shop at 29 Lichfield Street in Hanley. Bert Bentley thought this must have been the smallest shop in The Potteries. The shop was in the northern part ...
Lewis' Department Store, Fountain Square and Miles Bank, Hanley.
The camera is looking from the corner of Trinity Street across Stafford Street. Straight ahead is Fountain Square. This view is obscured today by the arcade of shops on Moxon's Island.
On the left ...
Harrisons's Phoenix Works and offices, Garth Street, Hanley
Harrison & Sons manufactured a wide range of materials for the ceramics industry, mainly for decorating. Their Phoenix Works was at the south end of Garth Street (until the 1950s known Bath Street) in ...
Webberleys from Parliament Square, Hanley
This photograph was taken in Parliament Square looking towards Percy Street. The five storey building in the background is Webberley's printers, stationers and booksellers, founded 1913. Dating from ...
Stafford Street, Hanley
This was the view up Stafford Street from the corner of Piccadilly. In the centre in the distance is the "new" Lewis's Department Store, under construction in 1963, on Lamb Street. This shop replaced ...
Mitchell Memorial Theatre and Youth Centre, Broad Street, Hanley
The Reginald Mitchell Memorial Theatre and Youth Centre is on Broad Street in Hanley. This photograph was taken from the corner of Crown Street with wall of the ABC Cinebowl (closed in 2000) to the right ...