Boughey Road, Stoke-on-Trent
A very quiet scene, a lot different to today. Boughey Road heads off towards Hanley Park and Park Avenue in the distance. Notice the Michelin Man sign on the garage wall. At this time the Michelin factory ...
British Anchor Pottery, Longton
The rear of the Anchor Pottery seen from near Longton Police Station, just a little way east of Longton Station. At least one of the two bottle ovens was still in use. The Stoke to Derby railway line ...
Clayton Lane from Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking southwards along Clayton Lane from close to the junmction with the A34 (Newcastle Road). On the left are bakery buildings, at the time of the photograph, Birkett & Roberts Trent Vale Bakery, producing ...
Garth Street, Hanley
Until the 1950s Garth Street was known as Bath Street. The building in the centre of the photograph was the Bath Street Works, originally occupied by Thomas Twyford (sanitary ware manufacturer) in the ...
Greenhead Street from Scotia Road, Burslem
Looking south west down Greenhead Street from the BycarsRoad/Scotia Road crossroads. Scotia Road runs from right to left, Bycars Road is behind the camera. On the extreme left hand side was the site of ...
Handley Street, Packmoor, Stoke-on-Trent
A cottage at Lane Ends, Packmoor. At the northern end of Handley Street, the cottage was at one time attached to a petrol pump for a farmer's vehicles (Note the 'Not For Resale' sign on the top of the ...
Hot Lane and Sneyd Colliery tip, Burslem
A view north east from the top of Hot Lane with the spoil tip belonging to Sneyd Colliery and Brickworks on the right. Crossing the road is the cable of the aerial ropeway which connected the colliery ...
Jeffrey's Garage in Brakespeare Street, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph shows W Jeffrey & Sons bus and coach garage in Brakespeare Street (to the left) in Goldenhill. This is the rear entrance to the garage which fronted onto Charlotte Street. The garage has ...
Longton Road, Hem Heath
This photograph was taken from the bridge over the Trent & Mersey Canal, looking east towards Hem Heath. On the far side of the road is the old wheelwright's shop and smithy which had become a petrol ...
Nantwich, Cheshire. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Nantwich, Cheshire.
This view includes a mock tudor building.
PMT depot, Scotia Road, Burslem
The Potteries Motor Traction company's Burslem depot was on Scotia Road. Originally it was Brown's Motor Co garage and was taken over by PMT in 1951. Enlarged in 1961, it took over from Goldenhill as ...
PMT Garage in Clough Street, Hanley
The Potteries Motor Traction Company ran buses in the Potteries from 1933, taking over from its predecessor the Potteries Electric Traction Co who had started the earliest trams in the area. The Hanley ...
Ray & Proctor's Garage, Longton
Ray & Procter's Garage on Commerce Street, Longton.
Ruxley Road, Bucknall
Looking east along Ruxley Road from the junction with Bucknall Road. The Esso petrol station on the right now occupies the junction and Ruxley Road no longer meets Bucknall Road. Halfway down on the ...
Salisbury Crown China Works, Longton
Salisbury Crown China works was on corner of Edensor Road & Stafford Street (The Strand) in Longton. The works were operated by Thomas Wild & Co until 1927 when it became part of Salisbury Crown China ...
Stockton Brook from Baddeley Green Lane, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along Baddeley Green Lane to the junction with Leek New Road (A53). In the distance is the higher ground of Stockton Brook (right) and Ball Edge (left). There are still garages each side ...
Trentham Garage & Service Station, Trentham Road
Near to Trentham Golf Club.
Uttoxeter Road, Longton
This photograph shows Archway Garage at 101 Uttoxeter Road.