Ubberley Road, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent
Ubberley Road, with Ubberley Hall visible off to the right in the distance. Ubberley Hall was demolished in 1958.
When built in the 1950s Bentilee was the largest post-war housing estate in Europe. ...
Union Inn, Measham, March 31st 1796 - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Post in the Potteries - 1796
In 1796 a national postal system using a fleet of coaches was growing in coverage but still did not directly serve the Potteries.
Many towns and cities not served by ...
Unloading Barrels, Three Crowns Inn, Stone,
The Three Crowns Inn is a former coaching inn on the London to the north-west route.
The dray belongs to Joule's Brewery of Stone, founded by Francis Joule in 1780. Francis' son, John, took over the ...
Upper Brook Street, Rugeley
A postcard view of Upper Brook Street looking from Brook Square. The shop on the left corner is Pascoe's newsagents and stationers business. They are advertising photographic materials in the window, ...
Uttoxeter Road, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Postcard with a street scene, including a tram and horse & cart.
Taken at Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Information on the back of this postcard places the date for this ...
Village Stores, Hilderstone,
On the right, next to the delivery cart horse, is Matthew Henry (Harry) Meddings, age 30, grocer and baker. The woman in the doorway (front) is most likely Mary Ann Meddings, the small boy is possibly ...
Walking Match, Armitage
Pictured is the start of the Armitage Club and Institute Walking Match, an image taken from a glass negative.
The Walking Match commenced at the junction of Old Road and New Road. In the background ...
Walking Match, Armitage
Pictured is the start of the Armitage Club and Institute Walking Match, an image taken from a glass negative.
The Walking Match commenced at the junction of Old Road and New Road. In the background ...
Walter Hackett , Cheslyn Hay
Walter Hackett with horse and trap outside the old butcher's shop, High Street, Cheslyn Hay where he worked for butcher John Hall. The shop later became the Wool Shop. This building has been demolished ...
Warburton's delivery lorry, Uttoxeter
A Thorneycroft Sturdy Diesel lorry belonging to P. Warburton's road haulage company. The photograph was taken in the Cattle Market car park in Uttoxeter.
WH Dorman & Co lorry,
Delivery lorry at W.H. Dorman & Co Ltd's factory on Foregate Street.
Founded by William Henry Dorman in 1870 on Foregate Street, Dorman's began by manufacturing cutting tools for the footwear industry, ...
Wharf Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake
Children wait patiently to pick up small lumps of coal dropped by the coal merchants. Once bought by a merchant then dropped in transit the coal became fair game. Children would hurry the coal home for ...
Wharf Street, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Street scene taken at Wharf Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is possibly the best known image from the collection. Blake, in a library entry for the North Staffs Field Club, describes ...
Worker at Bass Transport Department filling a 120 barrel road tanker, Burton-on-Trent