Lanthorn of Demosthenes, Shugborough Park
Also known as the Dark Lantern, the Lanthorn was the last Neo-classical monument to be designed by James 'Athenian' Stuart for Shugborough. It was completed in 1771. The original, the Choragic Monument ...
Launching a cruiser at Great Haywood
Launching of a small crusier on the Trent and Mersey canal at Great Haywood. In the background is the old bridge which carried the Great Haywood to Tixall road over the canal.
Today, the site of ...
Leek New Road at Daisy Bank Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south west from close to the Daisy Bank Bridge along the A53 (Leek New Road) with Sneyd Green to the left and Holden Bridge in the centre distance. The photograph was taken from near Bellerton ...
Lift bridge over the Caldon Canal at Heakley Green, Norton Green
The Norton Green lift bridge (bridge No 21) carries the path leading to Cockshead Cottages over the Caldon Canal west of Baddeley Green. Just beyond the bridge was the start of the arm of the canal that ...
Lime Kilns and Canal Wharf, Froghall
Photograph taken from the Foxt Road looking toward the working lime kilns on the lower basin on the Caldon Canal at Froghall. To the right Brunner Mond boats are being loaded in the top lock of the Uttoxeter ...
Loaded Narrowboat at Froghall Wharf
A working narrow boat loaded with limestone is seen being pulled along the canal by an unseen horse and driver. The Caldon Canal opened in 1779 and links Froghall to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Etruria, ...
Lock Keeper's Cottage, Meaford
This lock keeper's cottage, at lock 32 at the Meaford flight of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal, alongside brdge number 97, has since been demolished.
Lock Keeper's Cottage, Stone,
This lock keeper's cottage, at lock 32 at the Meaford flight of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal, alongside brdge number 97, has now been demolished.
Lock-keeper's Cottage, Hazlehurst Junction, near Endon
The lock-keepers cottage at Hazlehurst Junction, where the Leek branch leaves the main branch of the Caldon Canal.
Locomotive on a bridge over the river Dove, Tutbury
Locomotive on the narrow gauge line from Fauld Gypsum Mines.
This bridge and narrow gauge railway allowed J C Staton & Co to bring gypsum from their mine at Fauld to be processed to make plaster at ...
Locomotive on the Leek Line, Milton
Locomotive on the Leek Line which served Cauldon Low and Oakamoor Quarries. This photo shows an early open-cab pannier tank Hardman locomotive with the nameplate 'Markham'. The bridge carries the railway ...
Lode Mill, Alstonefield
This scene shows the former thirteenth century mill to the left of the picture. It was used as a corn mill for most of its working life but originally it may have been a lead smelting mill. Lode Bridge ...
Longton Railway Bridge
Photograph taken looking from King Street towards Times Square.
Longton Railway Station
Longton railway station looking east towards the iron bridge crossing the north end of Times Square. The station lies on the Crewe to Derby via Stoke line and was opened as part of the North Staffordshire ...
Longton Station and the Phoenix Works, Longton
Longton Station in the foreground with the old Phoenix Pottery building behind and the tower of St John The Baptist Church (demolished in 1979) beyond that.
The station, opened in 1848, is on an embankment. ...
Looking towards the Grammar School Bridge, Brewood
Looking west from Hollywall Lane, Goldenhill
The view west from Hollywall Lane over the entrance to the old Harecastle railway tunnel. The houses in the foreground are on Boathorse Road (or Lane) and beyond the house and barns of Yeld Hill Farm. ...
Love Lane, Weston
Although titled Love Lane, this photograph looks north west along Boat Lane in Weston along a stretch where the Gayton Brook used to follow the lane, with the footbridge in the distance. The brook has ...