EPW020078 ENGLAND (1927). The town centre, Longton, from the south-west, 1927

Grosvenor Street

Former Co-op store, then Job Centre

Island House ( Anchor House) Famous for its moat type of lake surrounding the house .

Harvey's Chimney

Steam engine at Longton Station.

The Crown Hotel, King Street.

Edensor Hotel P.H.

Burton Tailors. In the 1960s (at least) the upper floor was used as a venue for dancing - it was called 'The Cameo'.

Railway bridge at Times Square, Longton. Referring to the photograph, Collectors Corner, seen on the right built into the base of the bridge, was formerly a tobacconist shop with a gents hairdrassers to the rear (1960s). Longton Town Hall is out out of shot to the left of the picture.

Longton Town Hall. This grand building faced Times Square and the railway bridge.

Anchor Road. This road ran uphill out of Longton towards Adderley Green. Beyond there the name of the road changed several times and ran (runs) through Bentilee (Dividy Road), crossing the A52 at Limekiln Bank, and eventually to Hanley.

There were many allotments in this area.

I think this was the site of my father's (Cyril Dunn) allotment in the 1950s and 1960s.

St. Gregory's R.C. School.

Longton Cemetery lodge stood by the top gates of the cemetery. My uncle, Dennis Bowers was the registrar there for many years. As a boy, I spent many hours there visiting my Aunt, Ada Bowers, and my cousins. Aunty Ada made the thinnest chips you can imagine, and cut them at lightning speed. It's a wonder she had any fingers left!

Beswick's pottery, famouse for figurines of animals.

Chancery Lane ran along two sides of Longton indoor market.

St. Gregory's Catholic Church. This building was demolished in the late 1960's, and was replaced with a modern church building.

St. John's Church

marl pit

Longton Gas works

Longton station

Empire Theatre

Longton Market