Raymond Street, Shelton
Looking north along Raymond Street in Shelton, with the old Albert Pottery on the left hand side. The houses on the extreme left are on Shirley Road (now demolished) which also goes off to the right. ...
Rear of Falcon & Kirkham Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
The rear of the ranges that made up part of the Falcon Works, operated by W H Goss, and H G Kirkham's Works which fronted onto London road in Stoke. Bert Bentley described this as " a difficult shot": ...
Rear of Ford's Pottery in Packhorse Lane, Burslem
looking along Pack Horse Lane from the Fountain Place area.The bottle oven belongs to Ford's Pottery (Lower Manufactory) on Newcastle Street and the gates in the centre are the original gates to Enoch ...
Rear of Thorn & Co., Gaolgate Street, Stafford
This view taken on Salter Street looks through a gateway into the rear yard of Thorn & Co., whose ironmongers and builders merchants shop was round the corner at 37 Gaolgate Street. The yard included ...
Regency China, Sutherland Road, Longton
Regency China Ltd. was formed in 1953 and was originally based at Adderley Green before moving to the Carlton Works, Sutherland Road, Longton. The company closed in 2004 and the works are seen here in ...
Reliant Works, Tamworth
An aerial photograph of the Reliant Motor Works, Tamworth, looking east with the River Tame at the bottom edge.
The Reliant Motor Company was formed in 1935 when Mr T.L. Williams decided to build his ...
Reliant Works, Tamworth
The south side of the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth in the late 1960s. The tall white building was a flour mill dating from the 19th century and was later also used as a boot factory at the turn ...
Retired Engineers touring the Elkes Biscuit Factory, Uttoxeter
A group of retired Elkes engineers pictured on a tour of Elkes Biscuit Factory Uttoxeter, as organised by Robert 'Bob' Hudson.
From left to right: Ray Philip, Tom Brown, Hayden Weatherer, Harry Bocock, ...
Richard Cooper and Co. employees, The Wharf, Uttoxeter
Richard Cooper & Co., brought their corsetry and brassiere manufacturing business to Uttoxeter in 1890. The factory was housed in the old canal warehouse. This photograph is thought to have been taken ...
Richards Ceramic Tiles Ltd., Woodland Street, Tunstall
Henry Richards Tile Company occupied the Pinnox Woks from 1903. This is the main entrance at the eastern end of Woodland Street. Beyond the Richards works, to the right of the photograph, is the Woodland ...
Richards Tiles Ltd, Brownhills Road, Tunstall
The Richard's Tiles factory on Brownhills Road was opened in 1934, to supplement the existing Pinnox Works on Scotia Road. At the time it was heralded as "one of the best and most up-to-date tile factories ...
Ridgway Potteries and Balmoral Works, Longton
Photograph taken from near the railway line. The Balmoral Works were occupied by porcelain manufacturers Redfern & Drakeford between about 1902 and 1933.
Ridgway Potteries Ltd, Waterloo Road, Cobridge
This is the Globe Pottery operated by Ridgway Potteries Ltd, part of the Lawley group of companies. It was on the west side of Waterloo Road, just north of the Cobridge Road and Waterloo Road junction. ...
Ridgway Potteries, Longton
Ridgway Potteries with its array of bottle ovens, was on Spring Bank Road, next door to Longton Municipal Cemetery. The works was originally the Daisy Bank Works opened in 1853 and operated by Adderleys, ...
Ridgway's Pottery, High Street, Tunstall
Ridgways was one of the largest combines, formed in 1955, with eight factories in North Staffordshire. The Ridgway's pottery on High Street in Tunstall was previously Booth's Church Bank Pottery, built ...
Rist's factory, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of Rist's Wires and Cables Ltd. factory off Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Originally built for the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd in 1940 it was later leased from B.S.A. by Rolls ...
River Churnet in flood at Brittain's Paper Mill, Cheddleton
The Cauldon Canal and River Churnet submerged at Brittain's Paper Mill, Cheddleton due to severe flooding after a terrific rain-storm. What was described as the most destructive storm and flood damage ...
Robert Sherwin Ltd.
Pottery factory exterior including beehive shaped oven.
Taken at Robert Sherwin Ltd., Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph ...