A view from Hartshill Park, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking north east from the end of Vicarage Road at the entrance to Hartshill Park and Nature Reserve. The middle of the photograph is dominated by the gas holders and buildings of Etruria ...
Caldon Canal near Pyenest Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Taken from close to the Stoke Road (A5006) bridge, the camera is looking west along the Caldon Canal. In the distance is one of the now demolished gas holders of the Etruria Gas Works on Etruscan Street. ...
Etruria Gas Works, Stoke-on-Trent
A view from North Street towards Etruria gasworks. Etruria gas works opened in 1904 to produce town gas and was owned by the City of Stoke-on-Trent Gas department from 1922 until the industry was nationalised ...
Etruria Station, Stoke-on-Trent
The view from Etruria Station looking south along the up line. On the left are the gas holders of Etruria gasworks. The train of tankers is heading towards Stoke.
Etruria Station opened in 1848 by ...
Etruria, Stoke on Trent
Photograph taken looking east from Hartshill. Note the allotment gardens in the foreground.
Goods train at Etruria
Unidentified Stanier 8F locomotive at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent.
Pulling a rake of empty coal wagons, this "up goods" is heading past Cockshutt sidings on the main line.
The buildings in the background ...
Harvey's Chimney, Longton
Photograph taken from Bass Bank, near the signal box, west of Longton Station. Harvey's chimney was a well known Longton landmark until it was demolished in 1962. It stood 213 feet high.
Longport Gas Works, Canal Street., Stoke-on-Trent
Longport Gas Works was on Canal Street. Originally established as the Burslem and Tunstall Gas Company, Longport was the man gas-making station. Later it was taken over by the City of Stoke on Trent Gas ...
Looking over the Potteries from Hartshill Bank
This was the view north east from the top of Hartshill Bank (at the bottom of Vicarage Road). The lower land in the foreground is the Fowlea Brook valley with the main railway line running across. Immediately ...
Royal Scot at Etruria
In the age of steam, expresses between London and Scotland were a regular sight in the Potteries.
This service, passing the gasometer at Etruria, is hauled by 4-6-0 locomotive number 46149 The Middlesex ...
Sun Street, Shelton
Looking west along Sun Street from close to the old entrance to Hanley Greyhound Stadium. Clyde Street runs off to the left. On the right, on the corner of Mount Pleasant, is the Shoulder of Mutton public ...
The station and gasworks, Longton
Photograph taken looking east, St. James's church can be seen in the distance. The entrance to the yard was by Murdoch St.
This is the now site of the Tesco super store and car park.
Twyford's Etruria Works, Garner Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Built in 1912 and modernised in the 1950s, the Etruria Works was just a mile from Twyford's main site in Cliffe Vale. In the background are the holders of Etruria Gas works, the wall in the foreground ...