Pits n Pots 2012 Calendar
(Contains 14 photos)
A more traditional look at the potteries is chosen for this edition of the 2012 calendar
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The Potteries by Moonlight 2012 Calendar
(Contains 14 photos)
The unique buildings of the potteries are as beautiful and interesting by night as they are by day. This is the theme of the 2012 calendar.
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Apedale Drift Mine
(Contains 2 photos)
Apedale Heritage Centre is situated just outside Stoke on Trent in the Chesterton borough of Newcastle Under Lyme. The Heritage Centre contains a traditional 'footrail' drift mine which offers underground tours to the public. Here you can experience life as a North Staffordshire coal miner in a pit that was once the workplace for hundreds of miners. In addition there is a steam railway with a fine station building, a large museum and a country park with miles of walks and trails.
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Steam Locos
(Contains 1 photo)
Occasionally Steam Locomotives pass through Stoke on Trent usually heading to or from Crewe. Photographing these locos passing by adds an extra dimension of nostalgia to the Victorian architecture that surrounds the railway.
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Emma Bridgewater Pottery
(Contains 55 photos)
The Emma Bridgewater pottery is situated in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. They manufacture ware using traditional methods and decorate using either lithograph or sponge printing techniques. They have an extensive factory shop with a cafe and a 'paint your own pottery' studio.
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Burgess, Dorling & Leigh
(Contains 33 photos)
Burgess, Dorling and Leigh are a family pottery based in Stoke on Trent using unique traditional methods to produce fine ceramics in their fantastic Victorian pottery built in 1888.
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Longton
(Contains 11 photos)
A series of pictures taken in and around Longton Stoke on Trent. Longton is home to 20 of the remaining 47 bottle ovens.
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Chatterley Whitfield
(Contains 15 photos)
Chatterley Whitfield is a magnificient example of what remains of the once thriving Coal mining industry of North Staffordshire. My grandad worked here and me and my sister used to play around the mine when we were younger. I was fortunate enough to secure a place on the recent open day. It really is like stepping back in time 30 years.
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Tunstall Pool
(Contains 24 photos)
Dating back to 1885 Tunstall Pool is a victorian building situated in the north of the city. The centre is a grade two listed building which has kept many of its original features including poolside changing cubicles and viewing gallery. There’s also a meeting room and a dance studio which offers a variety of exercise classes. Unfortunately the pool closed its doors in May 2011 and despite the best efforts of the local people, the campaign to keep it open was unsuccessful. R.I.P. Tunstall Pool - So many happy memories.
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Slater Street
(Contains 7 photos)
Slater Street, Middleport is part of the 'Regeneration' scheme. It has been the subject of much controversy as there have been some residents who have shown a reluctance to relocate.
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Foxfield Railway
(Contains 9 photos)
Foxfield Railway is a heritage steam railway near Stoke on Trent. It runs both freight and passenger trains most weekends and has preserved colliery buildings.
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Mow Cop
(Contains 15 photos)
Mow cop is a small village set on the Staffordshire / Cheshire border to the north of Stoke on Trent. Its most prominent feature is Mow Cop Castle which can be seen from miles around. The Castle is actually a folly built in 1754 by Randle Wilbraham I of nearby Rode Hall.
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Potters Holidays
(Contains 59 photos)
'Potters' love their holidays and traditionally during late June and early July was when Stoke on Trent virtually closed down and most people flocked to the seaside for their annual holidays. Time passes by and trends change and the British seaside has become a victim of the cheap package holiday abroad. We all still love the seaside and its sad to see some of the buildings that were once the hotspots fall into disrepair or boarded up waiting for a second chance. With rising fuel prices and global warming maybe, just maybe the seaside will reign once more.
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Fegg Hayes
(Contains 7 photos)
The oldest part of Fegg Hayes is 'the village'. A mining village built in the shadow of Chatterley Whitfield colliery. Some of the houses are being demolished and some are being updated as part of a regeneration scheme. These pictures record the final moments of the lower terrace of Oxford Rd along with some interesting buildings that refuse to surrender to the bulldozers.
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Gladstone Pottery
(Contains 11 photos)
Gladstone Pottery Museum, situated in Longton is one of the finest examples of a traditional Victorian pottery still in existance today. With no fewer than 7 bottle ovens it is a unique sight and a great place to visit.
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