IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Queen Street, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 3EJ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Queen Street, ST6 3EJ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (81 Images Found)
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Burslem - Wedgwood Institute
Please see Image for a similar view taken in 2006. Since then, the library has been moved out of the building due to "structural problems".
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
0.01 miles
4
The Post Office Vaults Public house, Burslem
Corner of Market Place and Swan Square
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
0.03 miles
5
Congregational Church (now United reformed Church), Moorland Road, Burslem
This church (built in 1905) carries a bust of William Woodall (1832-1901) with the inscription
"WOODALL MEMORIAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH"
William Woodall was manager of the Burslem Gas Company, a senior partner in the pottery form of James MacIntyre and chairman of the Sneyd Colliery Co.
Woodall became the secretary of the Wedgwood Memorial Institute Committee. He was Liberal MP for Stoke-upon-Trent in 1880 and for Hanley in 1885,86,92,95.
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: Unknown
0.04 miles
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Burslem Snooker Club
The snooker club was one of a number built nationwide by Willie Holt, from Burnley, a manufacturer of snooker and billiards equipment in 1913. Originally there were fourteen tables though this has now been reduced to provide a bar and TV lounge.
For more history see http://fredhughesblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/one-of-my-favourite-heritage-and-historic-places/
Image: © John M
Taken: 16 Apr 2014
0.05 miles
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Leopard Inn, number 21 Market Place, Burslem
A listed building. Late 18C, refronted in 1830, Stucco with plain tile roof, 3 storeys
Burslem's Leopard held in 1765 the first meeting between Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Bentley, Erasmus Darwin and the engineer James Brindley which culminated in the cutting of the Trent and Mersey Canal.
"On Friday last I dined with Mr. Brindley, the Duke of Bridgewater's engineer, after which we had a meeting at the Leopard on the subject of a Navigation from Hull.... to Burslem"
– Josiah Wedgwood,11th March 1765.
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
0.05 miles
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The Saggar Maker Public House, Burslem
Market Street Burslem. Only pub in the world with this name.
A SAGGAR is a fireclay container, usually oval or round, used to protect pottery from marking by flames and smoke during firing in a bottle oven.
The SAGGAR MAKER, is a skilled man, producing the finished saggar, using his thumb to make a near join between the side and the base.
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
0.05 miles
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Old Town Hall, Burslem
The Old Town Hall adorned with the golden angel mentioned in Arnold Bennet's books. The building now houses the Ceramica exhibition.
Image: © David Stowell
Taken: 4 Nov 2006
0.05 miles
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School of Art, Burslem
Listed building, circa 1905, by A. R. Wood, brick and terracotta with tiled roof, 2 storey.
Queen Street where the school is was named after the pottery ware Wedgwood made for Queen Charlotte in 1765.
Directly opposite is the Wedgwood Memorial Institute: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/329807
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 19 Jan 2006
0.05 miles