epw020076 ENGLAND (1927). Trentham Road and Longton Cemetery, Longton, 1927

Longton Station with steam train on the left

St Gregorys church

house where i lived 1940's

the royal cinema

amison street

Longton Spiritualist Church

Co-op grocery store. It used to have a system to transfer payment and change between those serving customers at the various counters and a cashier who was positioned separately. From memory, this was an overhead wire system with spring-loaded propulsion of the screw-on 'cups'.

This building has seen long-term use as a GP surgery. In the 1950s/60s (at least) Doctors practicing there included Drs. Hoey, Beer and McCarthy.

Longton Cemetery. The Chapel stands at the centre, and the Registrar occupied the Lodge by the main gates opposite St. Gregory's School. Dennis Bowers was Registrar here during the 1960s and beyond.

Allotments.

Tennis courts.

St. John's Church. Stood alongside King Street (A5007), opposite Longton Railway Station.

Transport Lane, bounded Longton Market on two sides.

Longton C.E.School, Webberley Lane.

Roslyn Road.

Old Longton High School, Trentham Road.

Bethal Chapel, Belgrave Road, now turned into flats

Carlisle Street

Cobden Street

Edensor Hotel

The Three Tuns

Meynell Arms.

Orchard Place.

Longton Railway Bridge.

Longton Market.

Lennox Rd

Regent Theatre aka Picturedrome, Longton

Since 1974: Gladstone Pottery Museum

The 'Red Rec' Named as it was covered in red ash. It had a play area in use until the 1980's when the A50 was cut through it!

Beaufort Road

Bourne Chapel, stood on the corner of Stone Road and Francis Street, Longton. In the 1950's Stone Road was renamed to Lightwood Road. Francis Street was renamed Tatton Street.

Bethel Temple was later built on this plot of land on the corner of Dunrobin Street and Howard Street

Howard Street

Florence Infant & Junior School. The bell tower was removed (in the late 60s?)

Dunrobin Street

Cromartie Street

Longton Gas works

Longton station

marl pit

John Tam's Pottery ..corner of Commerce St

Dunrobin Hotel

ST. JAMES'S CHURCH

Grafton Road School

Longton Library

St. Gregory's RC School

St John the Baptist Church