Weavers' Cottages, Cheddleton
A photograph of a painting by Vera Priestman (1908-1981) showing the Weavers' Cottages in the Tanyard, Station Road, Cheddleton as they were in the 19th century. Vera was the author of the local history ...
Browne Plant family, Seighford
Harold Browne Plant, second from left, with family members pictured in the doorway of the family home, Cooksland House in Seighford.
Harold Browne Plant was Headmaster of Seighford School and church ...
Snow scene, Seighford
This photograph was taken on a road known as the Cumbers in Seighford. On the left is Margaret Lowe, second from left is Kath Taylor, the woman in the light coloured coat is Mrs Blanche Waterfall, the ...
St. George's Hospital Chapel, Stafford
This was originally the chapel for the County Asylum on Corporation Street. The asylum opened in 1818, to accommodate 120 private and pauper patients.
The asylum became St. George's Hospital in 1948 ...
M6 Motorway, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Photograph taken looking up the M6 incline towards Keele Services, this view may be from the A53 over bridge. The road passing under the motorway is Lymes Road, which frequently floods under the motorway....
Ellenhall Hall
Ellenhall Hall, also known as Ellenhall Manor, has a 17th century core with later additions and is Grade II listed. There are blind circular windows in the gables.
It was purchased by the Anson family ...
Trentham Road, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent
A view looking towards Belgrave Road, Dresden; a view that has changed very little. Note the push bikes parked at the road side. This busy road is used by traffic heading into and out of Longton town. ...
The Bridle Path, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent
The Bridle Path, Dresden.
The path runs right through the Dresden estate acting as a short cut to the park.
Russell Street, Dresden, Stoke-on-Trent
Russell Street, Dresden lies just above Peel Street. The area was given a facelift in the 1970s, and many old houses demolished as slums.
Notice the old signs on the shop frontage. Even for 1970 they ...
George Barber, Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent
George Herbert Barber (1860-1946) had a difficult childhood. His mother died when he was five and he was forced to enter the notorious Chell workhouse after his father became too ill to work. He taught ...
Garfield Works, Longton
Gallimore's Garfield Pottery on Barker Street in Longton.
Small corner shops, narrow back streets and huge bottle ovens make this a charming city scene. It is easy to reminisce about the good old days ...
Furnival Pottery, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Furnival’s were earthenware manufacturers at Elder Road, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent.
Women select ware and place it into order in racks. This is probably hotel ware made for general dinner table use. ...
Burslem Co-operative Society Ltd., Birches Head Road, Birches Head, Burslem
The local co-operative shop and post office at Birches Head. The Co-operative Society was set up to protect working class consumers from unscrupulous shopkeepers selling foodstuffs that had been tampered ...
Broomfield House, Etruria Vale, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was donated to The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery by Mr. William Cooper in 1996. He tells us that this is Broomfield House at Etruria Vale. At the time of the photograph it was the house ...
Aerial photograph of housing scheme, Trent Vale
During the inter war years the City Council, along with many other councils in the country, embarked upon a massive house building programme. Not only was this to encourage people to move to the area ...
Stoke Train Station, Station Road, Stoke-on-Trent
This view from Glebe Street bridge towards the station in Station Road is relatively unchanged. The buildings on the right have been replaced with the railway car park. The office building on the left ...
The Hippodrome Variety Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
The Hippodrome was built in Kingsway, Stoke in 1919. It instantly became a popular venue and also served as the Gordon Theatre & Opera House. Upon its closure in January 1961 it was the Gaumont cinema. ...
Broom Street School, Hanley
A boys PE lesson at Broom Street School. Exercise and play areas were small, the girls and infants being given even less space than the boys.