Broadway cinema, Meir. Photographed by William Blake
The Broadway cinema was opened on the 14th of December 1936. Built in the Art Deco style, it had an angular design, rounded corners, a "grand staircase" entrance and seating for 1,000 people. It also ...
Broadway Cinema, Meir. Photographed by William Blake
View of the Broadway Cinema, just off the Broadway roundabout at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The policeman on the bicycle is travelling in the direction of Uttoxeter Road (A50) towards Normacott.
The ...
Essoldo Cinema, Burslem
The art deco Essoldo Cinema was on the corner of Bournes Bank and Cleveland Street in Burslem. Originally opened in 1911 as the Burslem Picture Palace it was rebuilt in 1936 after the roof collapsed. ...
Fountain Square and Stafford Street, Hanley
Looking across the old Fountain Square roundabout towards Stafford Street. Piccadilly goes off to the left, with Batchelors (coats and costumes) shop on the corner. Next door is Stead & Simpson's shoe ...
Lewis's Arcade, Stafford Street, Hanley
This is the entrance to Lewis's Arcade on Stafford Street. The Art Deco style arcade was on "an island" bounded by Stafford Street, Fountain Square, Market Square and Lamb Street. Dating from 1934/5 the ...
Odeon Cinema, Trinity Street, Hanley
This photograph was taken from the entrance to Piccadilly Arcade looking west along Trinity Street. The Art Deco style Odeon Cinema stood on the corner of Lower Foundry Street. Opened in 1938, this was ...
Stafford Street and Lewis's Arcade, Hanley
Lewis's Arcade and 1935 store on Stafford Street. This was the view south along Stafford Street from the corner of New Hall Street. On the left hand edge is the "new" Lewis's store under construction. ...
Stafford Street, Hanley
This was the view northwards along Stafford Street from Miles Bank at the bottom of Fountain Square, in the early 1960s. Trinity Street is off the photograph to the left. On the right is the "island ...
The Palace Picture House, Tunstall
The art deco Palace Picture House (or Palace CInema) was on The Boulevard opposite the Memorial Gardens. Opened in 1909 on what was then known as Station Road, the Palace Picture House was the first purpose ...
The Sentinel offices, Trinity Street, Hanley
These offices on the corner of Foundry Street and Trinity Street were occupied from 1874. At that time, the newspaper was expanding producing daily and weekly Sentinels, with three editions of the daily ...
The Workshop for the Blind, City Road, Fenton
The Workshops for the Blind stood back off the north side of City Road between Standard Street and Elsing Street. The main building and the detached house (Sanderson House) on the right still stand. Travers ...
Thistley Hough School, Penkhull
The Art Deco buildings of Thistley Hough School seen from the corner of Newcastle Lane and Thistley Hough. Opened in 1938 as a grammar school for girls, taking pupils from Longton Grammar School and Hanley ...
Trent Vale Bakeries, Stoke-on-Trent
Birkett & Roberts Trent Vale Bakery at the junction of Newcastle Road and Clayton Lane. Since the photograph was taken the bakery has become part of Premier Foods and the "Mr Kipling" brand, launched ...
Trentham Gardens swimming pool.
Trentham swimming pool was built in the 1920s in the Art Deco style, with angular lines complimented by sweeping curves and the extensive use of glass. The pool could be reached either by a pleasant walk ...