Bucknall and Northwood Station, Stoke-on-Trent
Opened in 1864, Bucknall & Northwood Station was on the North Staffordshire Railway's Biddulph Valley branch line. Trains also ran between Stoke and Leek, with a line branching off at Milton Junction. ...
Hanley Station
Hanley Station was just north of Trinity Street, alongside the old Grand Hotel. This the second Hanley Station, built when the loop line was extended to Burslem in 1873. The first was just south of Trinity ...
Cheapside from the Town Hall, Hanley
Taken from outside the Town Hall, this photograph is looking towards Cheapside. On the left the is the old Gaumont Cinema, previously the Regent and later The Odeon. Closed in 1989, the building is ...
Old weighbridge, Bucknall New Road, Hanley
This is the side of what Bert Bentley thought was an old weighbridge on the corner of Bucknall New Road and Hillcrest Street (formerly Hill Street). This was the southwest corner of the Old Hall Pottery ...
Old Weighbridge, Bucknall New Road, Hanley
The camera is looking along Bucknall New Road with Hillcrest Street off to the left. Bert Bentley thought the building with the columns and pediment was once a weighbridge. In the1960s a Wright's Pie ...
Diamond Tile Company works, Hanley
The Diamond Tile Company works was on the south side of Brook Street (later renamed Century Street) in Hanley. Brook Street runs across the middle of the photograph and the corner of Clarence Street ...
Deep Pit from Broom Street, Hanley
Looking northwards from Broom Street towards Shelton Collieries Deep Pit winding gear and spoil tips. The photograph was taken from near the junction with Plough Street. On then left is the site of Broom ...
Castlefield Street, Shelton
Looking along Castlefield Street, off Shelton New Road, in Cliffe Vale. Castlefield Street was formerly called Edward Street. The photograph was taken about halfway down, just beyond Lomas Street. ...
Lawton Brothers brush factory, Cape Street, Hanley
This brush manufactory was on the corner of Cape Street (formerly known as Gordon Street) and Trafalgar Street in Hanley. The building, no longer a factory, and the adjoining house still stands. Known ...
Cannon Street, Hanley
The camera is looking north east along Cannon Street (now Cannon Place) towards the centre of Hanley. In the centre distance is Hanley town Hall with its steep roofs. The photograph was taken from the ...
Caldon Canal in Hanley Park
Hanley Park opened in 1897, covering nearly 65 acres (25 hectares) and was designed by Thomas Mawson who also laid out Burslem Park. He laid the park out on what was known as "Stoke Fields", an area ...
Caldon Canal near Pyenest Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Taken from close to the Stoke Road (A5006) bridge, the camera is looking west along the Caldon Canal. In the distance is one of the now demolished gas holders of the Etruria Gas Works on Etruscan Street. ...
Caldon Canal from near Botteslow Street bridge, Hanley
The camera is looking east from the Caldon Canal towpath near Botteslow Street road bridge. The row of buildings on the left are the rear of Elijah Cotton's Nelson Pottery works. On the right was the ...
Elijah Cotton's Nelson Pottery, Hanley
Elijah Cotton's Nelson pottery stood at the junction of Commercial Road (left) and Botteslow Street (right) in Hanley. Botteslow Street leads down to the bridge over the Caldon Canal, just visible on ...
The Caldon Canal, Hanley Park, Hanley
A quiet stretch of the Caldon Canal as it meanders through Hanley Park. The photograph was taken looking east from the College Road bridge. The Caldon Canal was opened in 1779 to connect the Trent & Mersey ...
The old library and museum buildings in Pall Mall, Hanley
A view down Pall Mall towards the Piccadilly crossroads with the old library, art gallery and museum on the left. Closest to the camera is the original City Library which itself was originally a school ...
Stoke-on-Trent Corporation Electricty Works on the Caldon Canal, Hanley
The Corporation Electricity Works is on the right hand side with Harrison's Mill opposite. Further down is Goodwin's flint mill. In the centre are the ovens of Howson's sanitary ware woks (the Eastwood ...
Spark Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking eastwards along Spark Street (Park Street until the 1950s renaming) down towards London Road. At the bottom is the frontage of the Minton pottery works with one of the bottle ovens ...