Seated under the tree is Bill Bennett, the blacksmith. Standing by the house on the left is Tommy Steele, who had been in prison. He had no home and was allowed to sleep in the forge, where he worked ...
This building plan is of the Minton Cottages on Hartshill Road in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. These houses were built in 1857 by Herbert Minton for the employees of the Minton pottery factory. When they ...