Boathouse Lane, Armitage
At the time of this photograph Boathouse Lane ran from New Road, Armitage, near to its junction with Old Road, down to the Trent and Mersey Canal. There had been a public house named The Boathouse at ...
Boathouse Lane, Armitage
At the time of this photograph Boathouse Lane ran from New Road, Armitage, near to its junction with Old Road, down to the Trent and Mersey Canal. There had been a public house named The Boathouse at ...
Boathouse Lane, Armitage
This thatched cottage in Boathouse Lane, Armitage comprised of two dwellings. Although dated 1943, it was probably drawn from an earlier photograph, showing the view prior to World War I. The lane is ...
Boathouse Lane, Armitage
A view looking along Boathouse Lane from the junction with New Road, Armitage. The houses no longer exist.
Written from Armitage Rectory on 27 January 1913 saying that they had a lot of snow here. ...
Grove Road, Heron Cross, Fenton
This row of cottages on Grove Road in Heron Cross are thought to date from the early eighteenth century (Victoria County History). They had plastered fronts and front gardens. The houses still stand today ...
Finished Warehouse, Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior with a view of a warehouse.
The women in the picture are checking ware for quality and wrapping it in preparation for leaving the factory.
The woman on the left is checking ...
Grimwade's Factory, Heron Cross, Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory exterior including bottle ovens and rail track.
Taken at Grimwade's Heron Cross pottery factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection. ...
Bencroft Ltd., Heron Cross
Pottery factory exterior including a bottle oven.
Taken at Bencroft Ltd., Heron Cross Pottery, Chilton Street, Heron Cross, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic ...
Victoria Place, Miles Green, Audley
This view of Victoria Place at Miles Green shows the general goods shop with the sign 'Sterling' below the window. These buildings were demolished under the terms of the Housing Act 1930.
At the far ...
Victoria Place, Miles Green Audley
The television aerials and the maintained appearance of these houses suggest that people still lived here at the time the photograph was taken. It appears that the building on the right may not have always ...
Derelict house on Victoria Place, Miles Green, Audley
A photograph which illustrates the poor state of some of the houses in the area at the time. The door is broken, a window has no glass and there are holes in the wall from an extension already demolished....
Plan of Slum Clearance Area 36 - Victoria Place, Miles Green, Audley
Over 30 buildings were demolished in this slum clearance area in the early 1960s. The rural location of these houses suggest that they were once inhabited by miners who worked nearby.
In 1914 a report ...
Narrow Boats outside Winkle and Wood Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
Canals are now mostly used for recreation with many people owning or hiring narrow boats for touring holidays. Some people live in canal narrow boats and have permanent moorings at the canal side or in ...
West Street, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
West Street in Swadlincote with a Burton and Ashby Tramcar in the distance. Many of the buildings in this scene remain (2024) although over the years several have changed use.
The Burton and Ashby ...
T.C. Wild Ltd., St. Mary's Works, Uttoxeter Road, Longton
T.C. Wild Ltd.'s St. Mary's Works (Royal Albert China). The factory was built in 1862 by Samuel Moore, china manufacturer. T.C. Wild occupied these works from 1905, and used them largely just for decorating ...
Newcastle Lodge, Keele University
Newcastle Lodge stands on the approach drive to Keele Hall from the north off Keele Road. It is a Grade II listed two-storey red-brick building with blue diaper work decoration, built in 1833 and designed ...
The Observatory, Keele University
Donkeys grazing with the Observatory in the background. Keele Observatory was founded in 1962 to house a 31cm refractor telescope dating back to 1874. It has since acquired a 60cm reflector for research, ...
The Observatory, Keele University
A snowy winter view of the Observatory. Keele Observatory was founded in 1962 to house a 31cm refractor telescope dating back to 1874. It has since acquired a 60cm reflector for research, and has undergone ...