Visit of Princess Elizabeth to Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Princess Elizabeth is here pictured visiting Enderley Mills. With her are, from left to right, the Recorder of Newcastle, Mr W Field Hunt K.C., Mr R. Bassett (Managing Director), Mrs Evanson (the Mayor ...
Wardle & Davenport's Office Block, Leek
Built in 1925, this fine building was demolished with the rest of Wardle & Davenport's huge Belle Vue Mill in the 1970s.
The silk manufacturing firm of Wardle & Davenport began in 1867 as a partnership ...
Warehouse and Registered Office, Job White & Sons Ltd., Compton, Leek
The firm of Job White & Sons Ltd. decorated their offices in Compton to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The portrait on the facing wall was a sizeable 12 feet high.
Waterloo Mills, Waterloo Street, Leek
The mills, also known as 'Broster's Mill' were designed by James Gosling Smith, brother-in-law of Mr. William Broster. The building was completed in 1894 and looks very much like Big Mill in Mill Street, ...
Wellington Mills, Leek
A view of the Wellington Mills on Strangman Street, looking along Chorley Street. Wellington Mills were built in 1853 and owned for most of its working life by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which ...
Wellington Silk Mills, Strangman Street, Leek
The mill was owned by Thomas Whittles Ltd., a family firm which traded from the premises for over a century, between the late 1860s until the 1970s. The company was the last firm in Leek involved in the ...
West Street, Silverdale
Looking south along West Street, Silverdale, towards High Street with houses on Park Road in the background. On the left is a vintage car. Photograph taken by a member of the Silverdale Community Play ...
Westwood Recreation Ground and Shirley Street, Leek
Aerial view of the area surrounding the Recreation Ground (bottom left) with Westwood Road running alongside its left-hand side, and Shirley Street (the diagonal row of houses) in the bottom right. Other ...
Whittles Silk Mill, Leek
Paul Anderton talks to Mr Whittles:-
We’ve come to the winding room now Mr Whittles.
That’s right. This is the top floor of the oldest part of the mill. This is where the silk is wound from skeins onto ...
William Tatton's Buxton Road Mill, Leek
Leek Carnival procession passing by Tatton's Mill in 1953. The float features an Elizabethan galleon. this building was largely destroyed by fire in 1975.
William Tatton (1837-1904) began his silk ...
Wilnecote Lane, Kettlebrook, Tamworth
Wilnecote Lane is seen here, with Park Inn in the centre distance, and Fishers Mill on the right. Also visible are the 1920's council houses on the left. The view is looking west along Wilnecote Lane ...
Women's Institute visit to a textile factory
A photograph of a Women's Institute group on a visit to a textile factory, possibly in Leek, Cheadle or Uttoxeter. Taken by Gerald McCann of Uttoxeter. Can you help us identify the place and people ...