Simpson's Pottery. Grange Street, Cobridge.
The extensive Elder Works, originally named the Cobridge Pottery until 1900, was between Grange Street and Hawthorne Street in Cobridge. Originally owned by the Alcock family of potters from about 1835, ...
Sir Frank and Lady Worrell at Royal Doulton, Burslem
Sir Frank and Lady Worrell on a promotional visit to the Royal Doulton Showrooms on Nile Street, Burslem.
From left to right: Denis Roberts (Royal Doulton), Brian Stokes (Royal Doulton), Sir Frank ...
Sir Isaac Newton figure
Pearlware over-glaze painted figure of Sir Isaac Newton. Height 315mm Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was an English mathematician and scientist. His discoveries include the law of gravity, which he reached ...
Sir Learie Constantine at Royal Doulton, Burslem
Learie Constantine on a promotional visit to the Royal Doulton Showrooms on Nile Street, Burslem.
From left to right: unknown (Chairman or Secretary of the North Staffordshire & South Cheshire Cricket ...
Slippery Lane from Clough Street, Hanley
Slippery Lane ran south from Clough Street to Robson Street and onto Sun Street. This photograph was taken from Clough Street with the Ascot and Vulcan potworks of Alcock, Lindley and Bloore each side ...
Small Dish
Small dish tube lined and painted with Hibiscus pattern. Designed by Walter Moorcroft, this version introduced in 1968. Impressed factory marks. Gift of W Moorcroft Ltd.
Smithy Lane, Longton
Photograph taken from Market Street. The Market Street works were believed to be the oldest potbank in Longton and were founded by the Cyples family in about 1784. Cyples were succeeded by Thomas Barlow ...
Sneyd Colliery tip from Jug Bank, Cobridge
This is the view north east from near The Jug Inn on Sneyd Street in Cobridge. Sneyd Colliery spoil tip is on the right with the winding gear, chimneys and aerial cableway to the left. Just in front of ...
Sneyd Cricket, Football and Sports Club ground, Burslem
The photograph was taken from the open land at the rear of Adkins Street and shows the football pitch to the left and the cricket ground to the right. the camera is looking south west. The church tower ...
Sneyd Pipe Works, Burslem
Beehive kilns at Sneyd pipe works as seen from the Potteries Loop Line, just north of Hot Lane. The works lay to the west of the line, behind the camera would have been Sneyd Colliery and Brickworks. ...
Soup cup and plate
Eric Ravilious 1903-1942.
Soup cup and plate. 1981.P.128. c. 1953. Lithograph printed bone china. L (sup cup) : 6.2 "; D (plate) : 10 ½".
Earthenware soup cup, stand and plate. Decorated with ...
Soup plate
White salt-glazed stoneware plate, maker unknown. Diameter 220mm . This octagonal soup plate has a trellis design in relief on the rim. The production of the mould for this plate has been attributed ...
Souvenir mug
A lead-glazed pearlware or earthenware mug or tankard by Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem. The transfer printed illustration shows Enoch Wood and his son riding their horses with a dog running alongside.
Spark Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The camera is looking eastwards along Spark Street (Park Street until the 1950s renaming) down towards London Road. At the bottom is the frontage of the Minton pottery works with one of the bottle ovens ...
Spencer Stevenson Pottery, Short Street, Longton
This photograph was taken looking north up Short Street from Normacot Road. On the left are the four bottle ovens of the Enson Works. This mid 19th Century pottery had a variety of operators, latterly ...
Spode Works, Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent
The main entrance to W T Copeland's Spode Works on Church Street in Stoke. The factory was established here in the 1770s, but closed in 2009. The building still stands and is owned by Stoke-on-Trent ...
Spoutfield Tilery, Stoke-on-Trent
This photographs shows some of the intermittent coal fired brick and tile ovens at John Caddick & Sons Spoutfields Tilery. The tilery was on the corner of Brick Kiln Lane and Shelton New Road in Cliff ...
Spring Garden Road, Longton
Photograph taken from Trentham Road. The bottle ovens are possibly those of the Cartwright & Edwards works.