Longton High School during A50 construction
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Image: © Chris Beaver Taken: Unknown
Taken during the summer of 1997 during the A50 upgrade to dual-carriageway, this photo shows the now-demolished main block of Longton High School. It was levelled in December of 2011 using explosives. The six-storey building first opened in 1964 but suffered from structural problems probably due to nearby coal mining. This is the reason why Stoke-on-Trent has very few high-rise structures when compared with other cities of similar size. Some of the newer school buildings on the site have been retained for future use.