Wedgwood's Etruria works, Stoke-on-Trent
Etruria Works was opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769, replacing the Ivy House and Brick House Works in Burslem. Built on the route of the Trent & Mersey Canal, just where it would be crossed by the Newcastle ...
Westport Road, Burslem
Looking from the top of Westport Road towards St John's Square, Burslem. The building on the left edge is the front of Hill Pottery, rebuilt in 1839 by Samuel Alcock. With its ornate front, it was described ...
Wheatly's Springfield Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
Wheatly's Brick and Tile company works was established before the 1820s. The Springfield tilery main entrance was on Newcastle Road in the Springfield area of Stoke. Closed in 1982 and demolished soon ...
Wheatly's Springfields Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
The stockyard, ovens and chimneys at Wheatly's Springfield tilery. In the foreground are a variety of ridge and roof tiles. The painted sign on the gable end on the right hand side advertises "bricks, ...
Wheatly's Springfields Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
The stockyard and storage sheds at Wheatly's Springfield tileries. The names "Romulus" and Seville" over the shed are different types of roofing tiles. In the background are two downdraught beehive ovens ...
Wildblood potbank, Normacot
Pottery factory exterior including bottle ovens. Taken at the rear of Wildblood Pot Bank, John Street, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent.
Wilkinson's Royal Staffordshire Pottery, Middleport
A J Wilkinson's Royal Staffordshire Pottery alongside the Trent & Mersey Canal in Middleport. The works originated as the Mersey Pottery, operated by Anthony Shaw from around 1860, becoming the property ...
William Adams Pottery in Furlong Road, Tunstall.
The Greenfield Pottery in Furlong Road dates originally from around 1818 but was largely rebuilt in the 1920s. It is was built by the William Adams family, a large family of Tunstall potters. The works ...
William Kent Porcelain, Glendale Street, Burslem.
The camera is looking along Glendale Street, off Waterloo Road, in Burslem. At the time of the photograph, Glendale Street was called Stoneley Street. At the bottom is the site of William Kent (Porcelain) ...
William Shakespeare figure
Pearlware over-glaze painted figure. Height 410mm. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is Britain's most famous dramatist and poet. This figure is based on Peter Scheemaker's design of 1740 for the memorial ...
Williamson Street, Tunstall
Looking east, he photograph shows the south side of Williamson Street. The building in the foreground was occupied by Bradbury Brothers, who supplied paper bags, twine and stationery. The ovens behind ...
Wiltshaw and Robinson's Pottery, Carlton Works, Copeland Street, Stoke upon Trent
Wiltshaw & Robinson were founded in 1890, renamed as Carlton Ware in 1958 before the factory closed in 1989. The company produced a very wide range of table and ornamental earthenwares. The Carlton ware ...
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 ...
Woman making a sacrifice figure
Earthenware painted figure and excavated porcelain figure. Height of complete figure 195mm The porcelain figure was excavated at St. Paul's Church, Burslem.
Woodbank Street bottle ovens, Burslem
The old "Red Tea Pot" and earthenware factory on Woodbank Street (formerly Hanover Street) in Burslem. The photograph was taken from the corner of Velvet Street (now no longer). According to Bert Bentley, ...
Wood's canal side pottery, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph shows the rear of Arthur Wood's pottery which was originally part of Longport Pottery. Longport Pottery dates from the 1770s and over time became a large works which occupied the east side ...
Wood's old pottery, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking northwards along the Trent & Mersye Canl with Wood's old pottery on then right hand side. This was originally part of the larger Longport Pottery, dating from the 1770s, which was ...
Wood's Stanley Pottery, Newport Lane, Middleport
Wood & Sons operated the Stanley Pottery in Newport Lane, Middleport. It was bought in 1931 and was made up of two works: Stanley and Crown Potteries which were almost completely rebuilt in 1945 into ...