British Soda Co. Ltd., Open Pan Salt Works, Stafford, (4)
The workman is lifting blocks of salt onto a conveyor belt.
Brine deposits were discovered under Stafford Common in 1877, during a search for water supplies for the town. In 1893 the Stafford Salt ...
British Soda Co. Ltd., Open Pan Salt Works, Stafford, (5)
The man on the left is bagging ground lump salt, on the right the bags are being sewn using a mechanical stitcher.
Brine deposits were discovered under Stafford Common in 1877, during a search for ...
Brittain's Foundry Workers, Chesterton
At this time Brittain's Hope Foundry stood in Dragon Square, Chesterton, and had done since 1870, but it has since been demolished.
Broadway, Meir. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Broadway Roundabout and Sandon Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of many street scenes in the Blake Collection. Most of them were taken in the Normacot and ...
Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase
A postcard view of Brocton Camp showing the undulating terrain of the north-eastern slopes of Old Acre Valley with “J” Battalion Line in the far distance on Tar Hill, above Brocton Village. The other ...
Brocton Gravel Pit, Cannock Chase
Brocton Gravel Pit was worked by Brocton Gravel Company between 1930 and 1960. Pictured are Harold Foster with his workmates. The company was set up by Fred Riley.
Brocton Village
A postcard view of road works in Brocton along with a group of labourers there is a steam roller on the right in the background, also on the right is a soldier possibly from the nearby Brocton Camp.
This ...
Brushing.
Pottery factory interior showing a woman brushing bone china tea cups on a machine.
Brushing the ware ensured the ware was free from dust or grit prior to glazing.
Taken at the Shelley pottery factory, ...
Building a haystack
Men and women at work building a haystack, possibly in the Trentham or Longton area. Please contact us if you recognise this view.
This photograph is one of a collection of 20 glass negatives by an ...
Building the clammins, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a loaded kiln stacked with saggars prior to firing. The man is ‘building the clammins’, a temporary seal in the wall of the oven with an access point through which ...
Building work at Parrotts Restaurant, Longnor
Parrotts restaurant occupied an early 19th century three-storied Grade 2 listed building at 7, Chapel Street in Longnor. It closed in 1995 and had been locally well-known for its set tasting menu. The ...
Burgess family, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Private Stan Burgess showing off his new uniform, with his young brothers, Graham, Frank and Alan. This view was taken from Highfield Avenue, May Bank, and shows the awful air pollution that existed around ...
Burnishing in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior with a view of a woman in the process of burnishing a plate.
Burnishing
Burnishing was the process whereby fired gold applications were rubbed to produce a lustrous finish.
Silver ...
Burnishing ware, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior with a view of female workers in the process of burnishing ware. They are positioned facing the window as they needed good light to do the job. Taken at Minton's factory, London ...
Burton and Ashby Light Railway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
The Burton and Ashby Light Railway was a tramway system operating in three counties from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire to Swadlincote in Derbyshire and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, ...
Burton and Ashby Light Railway, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
The Burton and Ashby Light Railway was a tramway system operating in three counties between 1906 and 1927. It ran from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire to Swadlincote in Derbyshire and then to Ashby-de-la-Zouch ...
Burton's staff, Cannock
A group photograph taken in Burton's menswear shop, Market Place, Cannock on the occasion of the shop's opening by Montague Burton on 18 March 1938.
Burton-upon-Trent Corporation Tramways
Burton-upon-Trent Corporation Tramways was a tramway service which operated in the town between 1903 and 1929. This photograph was taken on the last day of service, 31 December 1929. Pictured with the ...