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Apedale Ironworks, Newcastle-under-Lyme

General view of Apedale Ironworks.

Benzol Rectification Plant, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove

A by-product of coal, benzol was used as a 'motor spirit'. Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, ...

Blast Furnace workers, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Abraham Parker put the first furnace at Apedale into blast in 1789. The works passed through a number of owners until 1890 when the Midland Coal, Coke and Iron Company was formed and took the ironworks ...

Boon Hill, Audley

A view of Boon Hill taken by photographer Thomas Warham of Audley. The entrance to the cricket ground is on the site of the white cottage. Boon Hill was a hamlet settled by nailmakers in the eighteenth ...

Brittain's Foundry Workers, Chesterton

At this time Brittain's Hope Foundry stood in Dragon Square, Chesterton, and had done since 1870, but it has since been demolished.

Bus drivers’ uniforms made at Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme

New design of bus drivers' uniforms made for Potteries Motor Transport by J Hammond & Co at Enderley Mills in 1968. Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture ...

Cross Heath Cotton Mill, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This photograph shows the cotton mill in Cross Heath in 1960. The mill was built by Richard Thompson in 1797 and continued to manufacture textiles until the late 1960s. Thompson was a conscientious employer ...

Deeko Paper Mill, Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

A paper mill has been located on this site since the early nineteenth century. In 1851 the factory was called Holborn Mill. It would have drawn water from the Lyme brook for the papermaking processes. ...

Enderley Mill, Enderley Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture of uniforms. At the time of Stanway's ownership the Mill was viewed as a model one by the Government Inspector, ...

Frederick H. Burgess Agricultural Company, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This is the now defunct Frederick H. Burgess Agricultural Company store on Friar Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. They were a major ironmonger and agricultural supply chain founded in 1900 in Eccleshall. ...

Furnace workmen, Apedale, Chesterton

William Williams, is on the extreme right of the third row down. His brother Alfred is directly behind the pipe-smoker on the front row and immediately behind him is Albert Trickett. Abraham Parker ...

Fustian Mill, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Interior view of the Fustian mill on Hempstalls Lane. Fustian is a heavy cloth woven from cotton, often used for mens suits. This is better known today (2013) as Johnson's Photopia.

Gas engines, Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove

Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...

Goose Street Gas Works, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Before the late 1700s, light was either natural or came from candles and oil lamps. The advent of gas light meant streets were seen as safer to walk through at night and businesses could stay open later ...

Holborn Old Paper Mill demolition, Holborn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Possibly taken during the demolition of the old paper mill at Holborn, before the new one was constructed. Holborn Paper Mill was owned by the Lamb family for over a century until about 1928. The mill ...

James Callaghan at Enderley Mills, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Prime Minister James Callaghan on a visit to Enderley Mills. Enderley Mills were founded in 1881 by Richard Stanway and specialised in the manufacture of uniforms. At the time of Stanway's ownership ...

Kang Hsi dynasty ceramic plate

This hard paste famille verte (from the French ‘Green family’), deep plate is characterised by its decorative colour scheme that includes blues, reds and mainly greens and was produced primarily during ...

Knutton Forge, Silverdale

Workers from Knutton Forge standing in front of the Forge buildings. Knutton Forge was an important manufacturing site with around 60 puddling furnaces and 5 rolling mills. The Forge was opened in 1851 ...