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H & R Johnson Ltd., Connaught Street, Tunstall

The building in the photograph is the drum dryer and slip house at H & R Johnson's ceramic tile works in Connaught Street in Tunstall. Slip is a mixture of clay, other ceramic materials and water used ...

H & R Johnson's Eastwood Tile Works, Hanley

H & R Johnson's Eastwood Tileworks was at the northern end of Eastwood Road in Hanley. The main entrance is on the right, Bernard Street (until the 1950s, named Grosvenor Street) is the road coming in ...

H Aynsley's works, Commerce Street, Longton

This photograph of Herbert Aynsley's Commerce Street Works was taken from the corner of Millbank Street (previously Union Street) with the centre of Longton off to the right. Formerly known as Chetham ...

H&R Johnson's Highgate tile works, Tunstall

The Highgate tile works of H & R Johnson was opposite Enoch Wedgwood's pottery on Brownhills Road, Tunstall. The Highgate pottery dates from the 1830s and originally belonged to George Hood. It passed ...

H.J. Bostock, Lotus Ltd., Stafford

Seated is Henry John Bostock (1870-1956), former Chairman and Managing Director of shoe manufacturers Lotus Ltd., pictured at Lotus Ltd.'s factory on Sandon Road, Stafford. This is probably a group of ...

H.J. Gover, photographer, Piccadilly, Hanley

H.J. Gover's artists and photographers shop at 53, Piccadilly, Hanley. Herbert James Gover was born in Clerkenwell, London in 1857. He was the son of Edward J. Gover, draughtsman and author of an ...

H.W. Furbank, Garage, Market Street, Uttoxeter

Furbank's garage on the corner of Market Street and Spiceal Street.

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

Half pence token, Bilston

A copper halfpenny token issued by ironmaster and entrepreneur John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson. Born at Little Clifton, Cumberland in 1728, John Wilkinson pioneered cast iron production during the Industrial ...

Half pence token, Bilston

A copper halfpenny token issued by ironmaster and entrepreneur John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson. Born at Little Clifton, Cumberland in 1728, John Wilkinson pioneered cast iron production during the Industrial ...

Half pence token, Bilston

A copper halfpenny token issued by ironmaster and entrepreneur John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson. Born at Little Clifton, Cumberland in 1728, John Wilkinson pioneered cast iron production during the Industrial ...

Half pence token, Bilston

A copper halfpenny token issued by ironmaster and entrepreneur John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson. Born at Little Clifton, Cumberland in 1728, John Wilkinson pioneered cast iron production during the Industrial ...

Half pence token, Bilston

A copper halfpenny token issued by ironmaster and entrepreneur John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson. Born at Little Clifton, Cumberland in 1728, John Wilkinson pioneered cast iron production during the Industrial ...

Halfpenny token, Stafford

A copper halfpenny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in 1797. William Horton (1750 - 1832) was born in Stafford and was one of the first to manufacture shoes on a large scale, ...

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 ...

Hamilton mineral water bottle, Hardman & Openshaw, Stafford

This Hamilton bottle was used by Hardman & Openshaw, mineral water manufacturers whose factory stood at Clarkes Buildings, off Gaol Road, Stafford. This egg-shaped type of mineral water bottle was ...

Hampsfield House, the GEC Convalescent Home

This postcard view was published by GEC to advertise Hampsfield House, the company Convalescent Home near to Grange over Sands, Cumbria. Hampsfield House was opened initially as the Sir George Nelson ...

Hand Casting.

Pottery factory interior showing a worker hand casting. The caster is pouring liquid clay, known as slip, into a plaster mould. Unfired ware sits on the surrounding shelves. The caster's name ...