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Warren Street, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 1QB

Tams Group earthenware factory. Known as Blyh Works. Uttoxeter Road, Normacot, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

Dilapidated former pottery factories on Warren Street, just off Uttoxeter Road (A50). The tower in the distance is the church of St James and St John. The red-brick building on the left is also shown in Image

Grade-II-listed, late 19th century brick bottle kiln at the former Minkstone Works, on the corner of Warren Street and Normacot Road.

Terrace of three Grade-II-listed, mid-19th century, red-brick workers' cottages, on Short Street. They may have housed workers at a pottery off Uttoxeter Road, whose bottle kiln stands immediately behind the terrace (see Image)

It's been under scaffolding for a while but it was looking in need of some care.

Short Street is a narrow paved passage that runs between Normacot Road (this view) and Uttoxeter Road. The passage runs beside the former Enson pottery works, three of whose four bottle kilns are visible in the distance. The tower of St James and St John church can also just be seen. To the left, steps lead down to a small paved recreational area off Normacot Road

A small paved square in Short Street, between Uttoxeter and Normacot Roads, gives views onto several disused bottle kilns. These four grade-II-listed kilns at the Enson Works on Chelson Street form a rare example of an intact group. The kilns date from the late 19th century; one was moved after 1932. The original site had a further two muffle kilns, now demolished. The Short Street site is now designated a conservation area, and is owned by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council, who are seeking to restore the area for visitor access. For another view, see Image

Works off Short Street and directly in line with the church tower and against the evening light.

Short Street opens onto a small square from which several disused bottle kilns are visible. This grade-II-listed example is behind 120 Uttoxeter Road. See also Image Alan Murray-Rust adds: The particular interest of this kiln is that it is one of only two remaining decorating kilns in the area, the other being in the Gladstone Museum itself. These kilns were used when firing the painted or transfer decorations onto the pottery, where very careful control of temperature and conditions were required. (Information courtesy Phil Rowley of the Museum)

Grade-II-listed, late 19th century brick bottle kiln at the former Minkstone Works, on the corner of Warren Street and Normacot Road. The kiln would have been housed in a building which has been demolished (see Image for a nearby example). Despite EU funding for development (see http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/urban2/urban/upp/src/bullet05.htm ), the kiln and surrounding area appeared rather dilapidated