The Old Smithy, Park Drive, Trentham.
The Old Smithy on Park drive is a triangular shaped building sandwiched between Park Drive (on the left) and an access road on the right. The entrance is appropriately in the shape of a horseshoe and ...
New Park House, Trentham
The south side of New Park House in Trentham. This was once the home of the Tellwright family, directors of Sneyd Collieries Ltd. in the 1920s. The house stood in farmland (New Park Farm) now developed ...
New Park Farm, Trentham
New Park Farm was sandwiched between the Trent & Mersey Canal to the west and the main railway line to the east. The lane in front of the house leads to the Limekiln Bridge over the canal. The land has ...
Trentham Hotel, Trentham
The Trentham Hotel stands on Longton Road in Hem Heath. Built on the site of the Roebuck Inn in the 1860s, the hotel replaced the Trentham Inn which stood on Whitmore Road. For some time the hotel was ...
Gravel Pit Face. Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of a gravel pit face, not long worked. A pick axe can be seen bottom right hand corner. Unknown location.
Trentham Telephone Exchange, Trentham
Trentham Telephone Exchange was just off Stone Road, opposite the junction with Whitmore Road. It was originally close to Trentham Park Station. The station has been demolished but the exchange buildings ...
Trentham Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, Trentham
The photograph shows the lockkeeper's cottage alongside Trentham Lock (lock 35) on the Trent & Mersey Canal. The lock is close to the southern edge of the city, almost opposite Wedgwood's Barlaston works. ...
Trentham Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, Trentham
Trentham Lock (lock 35) is between Jonathan Road and Wedgwood Drive, and lies very close to the southern boundary of the city. Trentham lock is particularly deep. Here the canal rises and falls nearly ...
The Gas House, Trentham Gardens, Trentham
The gas house stood on Park Drive beyond the Smithy. Occupying an old quarry, the house was linked to a gas works, complete with gas holder, which made coal gas to light Trentham Hall. The mid 19th century ...
Trent & Mersey Canal near Hem Heath, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph was taken from Hem Heath bridge over the Trent & Mersey Canal, looking south towards Barlaston. Since the photograph was taken the canal sides have been straightened and reinforced and ...