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Industrial Landscape. Photographed by William Blake.
An industrial landscape with a view of pot bank bottle kilns.
Unknown location.
Inside an Enamel Kiln.
Pottery factory interior with a view inside an enamel kiln placed with decorated wares. No saggars are being used in this firing.
Decorated pottery was coal fired in an enamel (or muffle) kiln.
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Inside Victoria Mill, Stanley Moss Lane, Stanley
Victoria Mill belonged to Harrison & Son, manufacturers of ceramic colours and glazes. A Harrison's 1893 advertisement claimed they were "the largest glaze and colour makers in the world". Ingredients ...
Inspecting and Packing Ware.
Pottery factory interior with a view of an inspection and packing department.
The very best quality would be firsts, less good quality seconds, thirds and lump would be sold by weight to market traders.
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Inspecting Plates.
Pottery factory interior showing a man inspecting plates.
He is looking for imperfections left on the ware from the firing process.
Taken at Shelly's pottery factory, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
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Intermittent downdraught tile kilns at Wheatley's Springfield Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
This plan is of Wheatley's Springfield Tileries in Stoke-on-Trent. Tile factories existed throughout Stoke-on-Trent in the 19th and 20th centuries and formed an important local industry.
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Island House, Longton
Originally known as Anchor House, this building was first mentioned in 1758. By the mid-19th century it was surrounded by a moat, and was known as The Moat. By the late 19th Century it was named Island ...
Island House, Longton
Originally known as Anchor House, this building was first mentioned in 1758. By the mid-19th century it was surrounded by a moat, and was known as The Moat. By the late 19th Century it was named Island ...
J & G Meakin's Eagle Pottery, Hanley
The Ivy House entrance to J & G Meakin's Eagle Pottery in Hanley. The pottery opened in 1859 and closed finally in 2004, after absorption into the Wedgwood and latterly producing Johnson Brothers wares. ...
J & G Meakin's Eagle Pottery, Hanley
This is the Cresswell Road side of J & G Meakin's Eagle Pottery works in Hanley. J & G Meakins was founded in 1851, originally in Hanley. They moved to the Eagle Pottery in 1959, a brand new works built ...
J H Weatherby's Falcon Pottery, Hanley
A view north along Old Town Road with the Falcon Pottery building on the right and the winding gear of Hanley Deep Pit in the distance. Safin House, in the centre, was occupied by S Finney & Sons , a ...
J Hewitt Sons works, Fenton.
Joseph Hewitt & Co. operated the Fenton Low Brick and Marl work was alongside the Biddulph Valley and Leek branch of the old North Staffordshire Railway. The line opened in 1859 and was finally closed ...
J J West, Crate makers, Navigation Road, Middleport
J J West & Sons were crate makers for the pottery industry, operating a crate yard in Navigation Road alongside the short Burslem Branch Canal. This was a short (1/2 mile) branch coming off the Trent ...
J Leeke's shop, Market Street, Longton.
Leeke's shop in Market Street, Longton. J Leeke was a grocer's shop sitting between Cyples Lane (left) and Noons Court (right) in Market Street. Now demolished, this is one of the entrances to Longton ...
J Steventon & Sons pottery, Burslem
J Steventon & Sons occupied a pottery in Steventon Place, just off Market Place in Burslem. They operated the Royal Pottery at the bottom of Steventon Place. Established as Brown & Steventon in 1897 ...
J Steventon & Sons pottery, Steventon Place, Burslem
The entrance to Steventon & Sons Royal Pottery works at the end of Steventon Place, off Market Place in Burslem. John Steventon (formerly Brown and Steventon) started in 1897 and latterly made Royal Venton ...
J T Fell's Pottery, Smithy Lane, Longton
This photograph was taken looking across St Martin's Lane (no longer named) towards the top of Smithy Lane in Longton. Smithy Lane runs between J T Fell Pottery on the left and Allin & Williams, wholesale ...
J. A. Lovatt in Bog Lane, Longton
J.A. Lovatt was a photographer who lived at 6 Ludwall Road, Normacot. He was a member of the North Staffordshire Field Club in the 1920s. His collection of photographs of Longton and area is held at ...