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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 12:42:15 GMT
Last one from me and I'll stop boring you all  This one's Star and Garter Lane around 1890 ish.  |
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Post by pretzel on Oct 5, 2017 13:25:40 GMT
Any websites i can find any from the late 1800's early 19s? had a look on google but its hard work. Is it something specific you're after? I've got some prints at home of aerial views of Longton, particularly the area around Beswick. It's a while since I've studied them but would guess they're around the fifties from memory and show the bus station where the strand shopping centre car park is now? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 13:27:47 GMT
Nice to see no bloody cars in these pictures!
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Post by samba :) on Oct 5, 2017 13:48:19 GMT
Any websites i can find any from the late 1800's early 19s? had a look on google but its hard work. Is it something specific you're after? I've got some prints at home of aerial views of Longton, particularly the area around Beswick. It's a while since I've studied them but would guess they're around the fifties from memory and show the bus station where the strand shopping centre car park is now? im just interested in places around where i walk everyday, whats still there and whats not |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 18:59:24 GMT
 This is Longton in 1895 - my god it was grim wasn't it ? Looking at old pics reminds me that the City I grew up in used to have a lot of soul. Not the sterile, faceless, nothingness that's replaced what was our heritage. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 18:59:55 GMT
Last one from me and I'll stop boring you all This one's Star and Garter Lane around 1890 ish. Keep 'em coming mate, I love this stuff 👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 19:07:15 GMT
Last one from me and I'll stop boring you all This one's Star and Garter Lane around 1890 ish. Keep 'em coming mate, I love this stuff 👍 OK, you asked for it Longton Park from around 1900's (no exact date)  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 19:08:42 GMT
Upper Belgrave Road, by Longton Hospital  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 19:10:05 GMT
Sutherland Road, Longton around 1890  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 19:12:35 GMT
Longton Police Station 1900 ish  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 19:16:31 GMT
Looking up Victoria Road heading towards Hanley (1915 ?)  |
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Post by boothenboy75 on Oct 5, 2017 19:22:53 GMT
 Near Sutherland Road around 1900 Amazing that after 117 years the area now looks worse than it did then. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 21:54:40 GMT
With 20/20 hindsight we bulldozed a lot of heritage. I couldn't agree more! We then replaced that heritage with the biggest pile of crap ever seen. Not too long ago the council wanted to knock all the houses down around Northwood Park. MP Fisher got involved and remarked that any other council would be putting preservation orders on the houses, not trying to knock em down. |
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Post by samba :) on Oct 5, 2017 21:56:11 GMT
Upper Belgrave Road, by Longton Hospital that looks a today photo in black and white only the road is different |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 22:31:46 GMT
With 20/20 hindsight we bulldozed a lot of heritage. I couldn't agree more! We then replaced that heritage with the biggest pile of crap ever seen. Not too long ago the council wanted to knock all the houses down around Northwood Park. MP Fisher got involved and remarked that any other council would be putting preservation orders on the houses, not trying to knock em down. I know quoting myself isn't the "done thing", but ... That business in Northwood always was, and is, highly suspicious. The council claimed that the ground was unsafe, and the area needed to be cleared. Ground tests after this claim, proved that the ground was fine. This whole episode came at that time when the council had a bucket load of money coming from the EU. All they had to do was claim the money, with a project. That project was a hotel to be built alongside the park. How do I know that? I'm afraid that I will have to do a "Dave's Views" on that. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 16:30:43 GMT
There is a Facebook group that you might find interesting.
"Stoke on Trent Past and Present."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 18:52:49 GMT
Last one from me and I'll stop boring you all This one's Star and Garter Lane around 1890 ish. Certainly not boring mate, far from it in fact, it's bloody brilliant....LOVE IT and thanks to everyone who has contributed... |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 19:14:49 GMT
Here's one I found of Dresden showing an old alley around 1900 which I think ran from Belgrave Road up towards Cobden Street near to Longton Park.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 19:16:38 GMT
Saggar makers at John Lockett's factory 1932  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2017 19:20:56 GMT
It's not Longton but I couldn't resist this one. Apparently it's Molly Leigh's (?) cottage in Hamill Road !! It's better than one of today's current structures in that vicinity !!  |
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