Beeston Tor, Leek & Manifold Light Railway
A packed passenger train with two locomotives has halted at Beeston Tor Station on its way north along the Leek and Manifold Light Railway . The line, which opened in 1904, closed in 1934, and the track ...
Children's day out, Kidsgrove.
During the 1984 - 1985 miner's strike there were ten womens action groups in north Staffordshire who supported the striking miners. They ran food centres, organised collections, manned picket lines and ...
Coach Trip, Stoke-on-Trent
Coach trips were popular during the 1950's, and much quicker and more comfortable than the early charabancs.
Here is a company's staff outing, probably from Royal Doulton, about to depart for Blackpool ...
Dovedale. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the River Dove taken at Dovedale, Derbyshire.
This area is now part of the Peak District National Park.
Holiday makers
This photograph shows three people enjoying the beach in their bathing costumes. During the years between the first and second world wars the holiday seasons saw hordes of people flooding into seaside ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922 at Leek station. Some of the railway enthusiasts on a special day trip excursion to Macclesfield have ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922, as it enters Leek station with a train full of railway enthusiasts on a special day trip excursion ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the rear end of the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922 at Leek station. The train full of railway enthusiasts stopped here for a while to ...
Ian Allan Potteries Express, Leek
This photograph shows the rear end of the Ian Allan Potteries Express train, hauled by a 2-6-0 steam engine No 42922 at Leek station. The train full of railway enthusiasts stopped here for a while to ...
Narrow Boats outside Winkle and Wood Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
Canals are now mostly used for recreation with many people owning or hiring narrow boats for touring holidays. Some people live in canal narrow boats and have permanent moorings at the canal side or in ...
South Shore Baths, Blackpool. Circa 1920
This is a postcard of South Shore open air swimming baths in Blackpool. The image was taken between 1920 and 1930. Many people in the Potteries spent their holidays in Blackpool and Rhyl, often visiting ...
Visit by pottery students to Berryhill brickworks
This picture was taken on Saturday 27th March 1926 during a visit by pottery students to the brickworks department of Berryhill Collieries Ltd.
As you can see from the photograph many of the students ...