It’s not uncommon for us Brits to be very dismissive or outright disparaging about the places we live. This does seem to be quite true of the folk of Stoke – true our industries, and in turn the area is in decline, but there still are wonderful places in and around the city. The once prosperous potteries have some amazing old buildings and quaint areas, plus we have heritage along our canals. We have many parks and green areas and a small drive takes you out to stunning and wonderful countryside. So the members of Willfield Camera Club decided to celebrate our city with a project sharing our photos of our home

  • Weir’s that? Churnet, that’s weir.
  • A windmill in Stoke on Trent! Who knew?!
  • Tittesworth reservoir illuminated by the moon.
  • Dancers Statue near the Potteries Museum
  • Man of Fire also known as The Spikey Man or Jack Frost. Made in 1964, is on the side of the Debenhams building, Potteries Centre.
  • Up Hanley Market
  • Stoke Fungi
  • Flat iron building of Stoke – Harry Ramjams, Snowhill in Shelton.
  • The Woodman, Hanley.
  • Plaque on the birthpalce of the Captain of the Titanic, Hanley.
  • Part of the myriad of machinery that makes up Jesse Shirleys bone and flint mill in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The mill is believed the only remaining steam driven potters mill in the world.
  • The Old Smithy
  • Faces of Stoke on the old pumphouse where once were swimming baths in Hanley.
  • Sunset over the roaches – 20-30 mins drive from Stoke city centre
  • The Stage Door, Sugarmill and BT Building.
  • Stoke skyline from Berryhill.
  • Small piece from the Staffordshire Hoard in the Potteries Museum.
  • Staffordshire Adventurer at the Roaches.
  • Spitfire in Potteries Museum.
  • Bethesda Chapel, Hanley
  • The Rising Sun, Hanley
  • Rebuilding the Pavilion
  • Poppies at Middleport Pottery
  • Peace at Trentham
  • Pasture of Stoke
  • Bethesda Chapel, Hanley
  • Ford Green Hall, Norton
  • Barlaston
  • Old and New – Hanley Canal and old bottle kilns
  • Potteries Museum, Hanley
  • Mow Cop
  • Trentham Monkey Forest
  • Middleport Pottery
  • March on Stoke
  • Longton Park
  • Longton Library
  • Lemur at Peak Wildlife Park – 20 minute drive from Stoke city centre.
  • Jesse Shirley’s Bone and Flint Mill. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Built in 1857.
  • Industry Surviving, but hidden away, Hanley.
  • Canal
  • Longton Park
  • Honourable Grafitti
  • Ford Green Hall
  • Hidden Gem Knypersley
  • Muckrock Grafitti in Newcastle-under-Lyme
  • Gladstone and Rosyn
  • Face the Rainbow – Hanley
  • Barlaston Hall
  • Croxden Abbey
  • Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Trentham Gardens.
  • Long exposure of the waters of Ford Green Brook as it leaves Holden Lane Pools Nature Reserve, adjacent to the small footbridge. I am submitting this as my photo for the Best Of Stoke night because, not being a native of Stoke, I am amazed at the amount of green spaces and nature reserves found throughout the city. Which, in my opinion, are largely unappreciated by the residents.
  • Can you See Stoke?
  • Brampton Park
  • Berryhills Rainbow
  • Northwood Park
  • Another misty morning walk
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Best of Stoke – so far…