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George Edwards' Flint Mill, Ruxley Road, Bucknall

George Edwards mill in Ruxley Road, close to the junction with Bucknall road, next to the mill stream that flowed from the River Trent at Finney Gardens. Bucknall Road is off to then left. The two ovens ...

Georgian Crystal, Tutbury

Georgian Crystal was formed by glassworkers made redundant following the closure of the nearby Webb Corbett Glassworks, then owned by Royal Doulton, in 1980. The glassworks, which occupied the former ...

Goodwin's Potters Millers on the Caldon Canal, Hanley

George Goodwin & Sons Westwood Mills site on the banks of the Caldon Canal just off Lichfield Street in the Eastwood area of Hanley. The company was founded in 1848 and had mills at Consall and Cheddleton. ...

Great Haywood Canal Junction

Photograph of a small cabin cruiser entering the Stafford & Worcestershire Canal at the junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal at Great Haywood. To the right can be seen Haywood Mill.

Greensforge Mill, Swindon

There has been a mill on this site since at least the 16th century. In 1602 the existing corn mill was converted into a hammer mill. It was rebuilt in the late 19th century and was a corn mill again ...

Half Hose Knitting Department, Job White & Sons Ltd, Compton Mills, Leek

Hamel's Mill, Bolebridge Street, Tamworth

Lime washing at Hamel's Mill. Mr Arthur Bevan Taylor is on the left. Hamel's Mill was a tape weaving mill founded by the son of a French refugee, Etienne Bruno, who became Mayor of Tamworth twice. The ...

Hand Knitting at Moorland Handicraft Ltd., Moorland Mill, Leek

By 2003 this building had become a timber merchant's yard and warehouse.

Harlaston Mill

Harlaston Mill on the River Mease. From the County Archaeology photograph collection held at Staffordshire Record Office.

Harrison & Sons mill, Lichfield Street, Hanley

This Harrison's mill was at the southern end of Lichfield Street, close to the junction with Leek Road. The Joiner's Square factory produced colours and glazes. It was part of the larger group of Harrison's ...

Hayes Mill and Millbank, Stone

A view of Hayes Mill with Millbank Cottages in the background. The chimney for the drying kiln can be seen in the foreground. Hayes Mill was built in about 1750 as a flint mill, grinding flint for ...

Hercules Mill, Stanley

Hercules Mill was originally called Stanley Mill until rebuilt by Harrison & Sons in 1887. The original mill dates back to the 16th century and in the 1860s was used to grind both corn and flint and was ...

Holborn Old Paper Mill demolition, Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Possibly taken during the demolition of the old paper mill at Holborn, before the new one was constructed. Holborn Paper Mill was owned by the Lamb family for over a century until about 1928. The mill ...

Hope Silk Mill, Macclesfield Road, Leek

Hope Silk Mill on Macclesfield Road, Leek. It had been Davenport Adams' Mill and was extended in 1928-1929 in an Art deco style but was then sold to Job White's in 1959.

Hope Silk Mill, Macclesfield Road, Leek

Machinery being delivered or removed through the roof of the extension to Hope Mill, Macclesfield Road, Leek after Job Whites' take-over in 1959. Hope Silk Mill had been Davenport Adams' Mill and was ...

Inside Victoria Mill, Stanley Moss Lane, Stanley

Victoria Mill belonged to Harrison & Son, manufacturers of ceramic colours and glazes. A Harrison's 1893 advertisement claimed they were "the largest glaze and colour makers in the world". Ingredients ...

Interior of Alders Paper Mill, Lichfield Road, Tamworth

Alders Paper Mill was founded by Quakers and was in production for about 200 years under various names. The Mill was demolished in about 2000 and housing built on the site. Pictured are steam operated ...

Ivy Mill, Longton Road, Stone

Ivy Mill, also known as Oulton or Oil Mill, was one of many mills powered by the Scotch Brook in the Moddershall Valley. Built 1740, at different points in its history it was used to grind linseed, bone ...