This review gives a comprehensive description of the Doubletree by Hilton Stoke-on-Trent. It also introduces its readers to Middleport Pottery, the Emma Bridgewater Factory, the Gladstone Pottery Museum and Biddulph Grange Gardens.
Category: Longton
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This video takes you on a nostalgic journey down Memory Lane to Longton in the 1960s. You will be taken back to a time of tight-knit communities, bustling high streets and industrial activity in a pottery town in Stoke-on-Trent.
During your trip down Memory Lane you will see a stunning collection of rare photographs that bring Longton’s past to life.
When you have seen the video, please use our Comments Section below to share your memories of Longton with us. Tell us about the schools you attended and your first job. Let us know what you did in your spare time and tell us about your interests and hobbies.
Friday NewsDesk
This has been a week of contrasts. We were delighted to learn that Longton is going to get a £2 million facelift. It will ease traffic congestion and attract more customers to the town’s shops and heritage market. Although disappointed, we were not surprised that production at Wedgwood’s Barlaston factory will cease from the end of September until January 5th 2026. The company’s accounts are due to be published in October. We wonder how economists will view them.
The Brownhills Murder (1797), the first post in our new series about Tunstall called Historic Tunstall, was posted this week.
Monday, September 15th, was Battle of Britain Day. Our post, North Staffordshire and the Battle of Britain, paid tribute to those whose courage in the face of overwhelming odds saved the world from Nazi domination and gave Britain its finest hour.
Although he is taking a Sabbatical to study Anglo-Saxon legal history, David will continue to edit our website.
We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. Take care and stay safe.
Talk about Admiral St Vincent
A talk about Admiral St Vincent will be given by Alan James on Tuesday, 7th October at The Methodist Church Hall, Green Lane, Blythe Bridge, to the Blythe Bridge & Surrounding Districts History Society. The talk starts at 7.30pm. Guests welcome.
Admission £2. For more details, please telephone 01782 399608.
A facelift for Longton’s town centre
Longton’s Times Square is getting a facelift. Stoke-on-Trent City Council plans to spend almost £2 million to transform the town centre.
At a recent meeting, the city council’s cabinet members agreed to allocate £1.985 million towards the project, which will improve pedestrian links and reduce traffic congestion.
The work includes pedestrianising Times Square and changing the road system. New paving, railings and lighting will be installed in Baths Passage and Strand Passage as part of the improvements.
Memory Lane: Longton in the 1960s
This video takes you on a nostalgic journey down Memory Lane to Longton in the 1960s. You will be taken back to a time of tight-knit communities, bustling high streets and industrial activity in a pottery town in Stoke-on-Trent.
During your trip down Memory Lane you will see a stunning collection of rare photographs that bring Longton’s past to life.
When you have seen the video, please use our Comments Section below to share your memories of Longton with us. Tell us about the schools you attended and your first job. Let us know what you did in your spare time and tell us about your interests and hobbies.
Memory Lane: Longton’s Historic Beerhouses
This community-made film takes a light-hearted look at historic Beerhouses in Longton and their links with the Pottery Industry.
When you have watched the video, please use our Comments Section below to share your memories of Longton’s Beerhouses and Public Houses with us. Tell us the stories your father and your grandfather told you about them. Let us know which was your favourite public house. Tell why you liked it and the traditional games you played there with your friends.
Stoke-on-Trent’s Remaining Bottle Ovens
About half of Stoke-on-Trent’s remaining bottle ovens are featured in this short video.
A bottle oven or bottle kiln was a type of kiln used in the ceramic industry. For many years, Stoke-on-Trent’s bottle ovens and kilns symbolised our industrial heritage.
Some were built in the late 18th century. Many were built in the 19th century and a few in the 20th. They remind us that Stoke-on-Trent was once the centre of the world’s pottery industry.
Only 47 bottle ovens are left. They are all listed buildings. Longton has more than any town in the Potteries. Stoke-on-Trent’s remaining bottle ovens will help to make North Staffordshire’s Industrial Landscape a World Heritage Site.
Drama high in the sky above North Staffordshire
Something had indeed gone badly wrong. High in the sky above North Staffordshire, a scene of high drama was unfolding. It was away from the eyes of the assembled spectators. Even the excitement and danger of a normal parachute drop paled in comparison.
North Staffordshire Heritage 