Pottery factories, Longton

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Date:1960 - 1969 (c.)

Description:Balmoral Works (left) and Ridgway Potteries (right), Longton. Photograph taken during construction of new buildings, 1960s.

The Balmoral Works were occupied by porcelain manufacturers Redfern & Drakeford between about 1902 and 1933.


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1880s
Donkey figure by Aynsley, Longton
Donkey figure by Aynsley, Longton

Aynsley have been maufacturing pottery in Longton since 1775 and continue to produce ...

1900s
Longton & District Photographic Society poster.
Longton & District Photographic Society poster.

A Pre-Raphaelite style poster designed by William Morse.

1920s
Coal getting, Longton
Coal getting, Longton

Coal getting during the 1926 miners' strike. Photograph taken by J.A.Lovatt on ...

1960s
Longton, looking north towards St. John's Church
Longton, looking north towards St. John's Church

St. John the Baptist Church was built in 1792-95, replacing an earlier building ...

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Source: Lovatt Collection, Stoke on Trent City Archives

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