IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Old Town Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST1 2JT

Ruinous pottery, ex J H Weatherby. Beloved of urban explorers. The kiln appears to retain its internals and was a pottery firing kiln, not a materials calcining kiln.

From 1902 until 1926 operated by Dudson, Wilcox, and Till, Ltd. from 1927 to 1943 operated by Bakewell Brothers. The Britannic Pottery was built on the front of the Upper Hanley Works, which had been in operation since 1863. The name over the door was revealed when the former occupants closed. History from - http://www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/093.htm

Derelict bottle kiln in the ruinous Falcon Works of J H Weatherby. This kiln has since collapsed spontaneously due to sheer lack of maintenance.

Opposite the Britannic Pottery.

The outer of the bottle Kiln has collapsed (Feb 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-17209042 ). The whole place is looking rough to be honest. Pot bank. 1906, with use of site established by 1891. Brick with plain tiled roofs. Extensive workshop ranges loosely grouped around yard. Entrance range of three storeys and 23 bays, with entrance arch to yard towards left of elevation, with cast-iron lintel and mosaic lettering: "Falcon Pottery". Blue and red brick cambered heads to windows, and blue brick bands. Falcon works >>> http://www.thepotteries.org/works/hanley/falcon.htm Listed Buildings >>> https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101297938-falcon-pot-works-in-occupation-of-weatherbys-birches-head-and-central-forest-park-ward#.XwBdTShKiUk

Disused Airspace building at the end of Old Town Road in Hanley. Welcome to Stoke!

A derelict building in Stoke-on-Trent, which used to be Falcon Pottery and still displays the sign above the gates on the west side.

A window with a protective cage over it. Broken glass and rusty metal.

To create Tree Stories O’Connor worked closely with landscape design and planning team at the city council throughout the process. The artwork stands at Central Forest Park at the Town Road entrance, and is a truly site specific piece that was created in order to engage and unite the local community. O’Connor's company, Sculpture Works held workshops in November 2007 with local school children who explored Central Forest Park's coal mining history. This helped the creation of ‘tree stories’ become a community event and ensured that the sculpture represents the community in where it is situated as well as involving children in the design aspect of the project, creating a more personal connection with the artwork. The 21ft metal sculpture holds leaves on its branches along with tools to symbolise the fruit of the tree, this aims to reflect the area's mining history and pay tribute to the employees that worked in the nearby Hanley Deep Pit. The Pottery and steelmaking industry which was nearby is represented by the pots and the gear wheel. The Tree and ladder represent growth and development and the flowers hanging from the gear the National Garden Festival.

Potteries Way (A50) is here crossed by Town Road (B5047). Photo taken from car park of the Potteries Centre.