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Joseph Street, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 4BT

Former Drill Hall dating from 1902. Imposing front block with a large drill hall to rear.

Swan Square, Burslem - in the Arnold Bennett novels this area was called 'Duck Square' The Lloyds TSB building (now -2006 - a betting shop) originally Taylors and Lloyds, the founding partners of Lloyds Bank To the left is The Swan - public house.

Location: War Memorial, World War I in Swan Square, outside Burslem Methodist Mission Installed: designed 1920-21 and Unveiled 11 November 1921 Commissioned by: erected by public subscription Architect: C G Cowlishaw Stonemason: W.A.R.Mellor Ltd Sculptor: C Wallett There are two steps up to the monument. The figure of a soldier dressed in World War I uniform appears on the front face of the square-sectioned memorial. He stands within a shallow niche, holding his gun end downwards. His head is bare, and his hat lies next to his right foot. The Burslem coat of arms appears on the rear face of the monument, above the inscription. Both the right and left sides of the monument are decorated with a Latin cross and, below that, a wreath festooned with drapes. The memorial was unveiled by the Earl of Dartmouth, 11 November 1921

Looking at the junction of Lucas Street (on the left) with Newcastle Street. The building on the corner has interesting architecture above the upper floor, with the date 1886 in the centre. The right-hand side of this building is a pub, The Jolly Carter.

Calciners and millers for the pottery industry. The two kilns are for calcination rather than the firing of pots and I believe they were in use when the picture was taken and are only relatively recently out of use. The works is not really a pottery as it supplies material for the potteries.

Otherwise known as Swan Bank Methodist Church, the Mission was built in 1901 and demolished in the 1960s. See a 1920s photograph: http://www.thepotteries.org/photos/burslem_centre/methodist_swan.htm