Longton from Park Hall hills
Photograph taken looking south-west. Sand and gravel are being quarried in the foreground.
Longton from the Air.
Aerial view of Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken in the 1950s, this view shows many pottery factories, bottle ovens and warehouses.
This view was taken over Normacot Road looking towards St. James' ...
Longton from Weston Coyney Road
A distant view of Longton taken from just west of the mineral line bridge.
Longton War Memorial. Photographed by William Blake.
View of the War Memorial at Trentham Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Longton War Memorial. Photographed by William Blake.
A view of the War Memorial at Trentham Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Looking north east from near the top of Sturgess Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph was taken from close to the corner of Sturgess Street and Bath Terrace in Stoke. Until the 1950s Sturgess Street was called Edward Street. These houses in the top part of Sturgess Street ...
Looking out from from Fenton Park
The view north west from Fenton Park. The greenhouses are partly hidden behind the trees on the left and Berry Hill spoil tip is on the right. St Marks Church tower in Shelton is in the centre of the ...
Looking over Hanley Park towards Mossfield and Berry Hill, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken from the corner of Lawrence Street, looking south east towards the gates into Hanley Park on the corner of College Road and Cleveland Road. In the distance are the two spoil ...
Looking over Stoke-on-Trent from Richmond Street, Penkhull
This was the view east from near the allotments at the bottom of Richmond Street in Penkhull. On the right hand edge is the tower of St Peter's Church in Stoke (Stoke Minster) and the domed building in ...
Looking over Tunstall from Little Chell
The view over Tunstall from the higher ground of Little Chell. The photograph was taken from the junction of Little Chell Lane and Scott Road looking south west. The spire on the horizon is probably Christ ...
Looking towards Florence Colliery from Normacot
This photograph was taken from Read's sandpit and quarry on Star and Garter Road in Normacot looking westwards. At over 600 feet (190 metres) above sea level, this is one of the higher points in the city. ...
Market Street, Longton.
Black and white postcard with view of Market Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
This view includes a horse and cart, pedestrians and tram lines.
Most of the buildings in the foreground are now demolished.
Taken ...
Marl Hole and Shard Ruck. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard containing an industrial landscape with a view of the Daisy Bank marl hole and shard ruck, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
These huge holes were created due to the large scale extraction ...
Meir
Photograph taken looking wesstwards towards Meir Church from near the Broadway Cinema entrance on Uttoxeter Road.
Meir Road & Ludwall Road, Normacot
Photograph taken looking east, Ludwall Road is on the right.
Meir Road, Normacot
Photograph taken at the junction of Spring Road and Star and Garter Road.
Meir, Broadway. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and Dresden areas near to where ...
Millfield Junction, Longton
A view of Millfield railway junction, looking west. The Adderley Green & Bucknall branch left the main Stoke-Uttoxeter line at this point.