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Cheddleton Flint Mill
The earliest reference to milling at Cheddleton dates back to 1253. The northern mill (left) was built specifically to grind flint for the ceramic industry in the Potteries in about 1760. The southern ...
Cheddleton Flint Mill
The earliest reference to milling at Cheddleton dates back to 1253. The northern mill (right) was built specifically to grind flint for the ceramic industry in the Potteries in about 1760. The southern ...
Cheddleton Flint Mill and Silk Mill
From left to right can be seen the Flint Mill , Mill House and Silk Mill.
Cheddleton Lock and Wharf
Cheddleton Lock and Wharf on the Caldon Canal, looking towards the road bridge. The building with the tall chimney beyond the bridge was a silk mill.
Cheddleton Wharf
Cheddleton Wharf on the Caldon Canal. The Flint Mills can be seen beyond the bridge, to the right.
The boat moored to the left bank may have been used for breaking the winter ice on the canal.
Chell Road Gasometer, Stafford,
The town's first gas works were built by William Edwards and Co. on this site in 1829. By 1949, when the works were taken over by the West Midland Gas Board, none of the original buildings remained.
The ...
Chelson Street potworks, Longton
These are the backs of properties on Chelson Street (was Bagnall Street until the 1950s) in Longton as seen from St James' Churchyard. The ovens and chimneys belonged to the Stanley Works operated until ...
Chemical Laboratory, Congreaves Iron Works, Cradley Heath
The interior of the Chemical Laboratory at Congreaves Iron Works, Congreaves Road, Cradley Heath. The British Iron Company set up its ironworks at Cradley Heath in 1825. By 1860 there were six blast ...
Chemical works and iron works, Ravensdale, Tunstall
Looking south down the Fowlea Brook valley in the Ravensdale area of Tunstall. The photograph was taken off Ravensdale Road. On the right is the National Benzole petroleum plant and on the left Talke ...
Cherry Orchard icecream factory, Meaford
Cherry Orchard Ices Ltd. were based in the stable block at Meaford Hall. Previously based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Tunstall, the factory part of the business moved to Meaford in 1949.The company also ...
Chesterton Wind-Mill, Warwickshire: pencil drawing
'Chesterton Windmill built by Inigo Jones, 1632,' showing a round drum shaped windmill, with a domical roof, supported on eight pillars with round arches. Also shows the sails. [Presented 1928.] Anonymous. ...
Child Pottery Worker. Photographed by William Blake.
A child pottery worker hand jiggering for a bowl or dishmaker who is "jollying" the ware.
Jollying is the process of shaping ware inside a mould with a combination of shaping tools and centrifugal ...
Chilling plant, Bass, Burton-on-Trent
A man opening a valve to one of a row of large tanks in the chilling plant.
Chimney after demolition, Cheadle
Crowds inspect the remains of the chimney after felling at the brassworks, Brookhouses. The brassworks were in operation between 1725 and 1835 and had long been derelict for some time when demolition ...
Chimney demolition, Cheadle
Men undercutting brickwork ready to fell the brassworks chimney at Brookhouses, Cheadle. The brass and copper works were in operation at Spout Farm from about 1725 and had been derelict for some time ...
China Basket Making.
Pottery factory interior showing female workers, china basket and china flower making.
The women are using a combination of extrusion presses, plaster moulds and hand tools to make the ware.
The ...
China Dippers. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing two pottery workers dipping china.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small ...
China thrower making cups, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing a china thrower and his assistant making cups. It is a two-stage process.
Firstly the thrower throws rough linings, which can be seen on the bench in front of him.
He ...