Hanley square tile Martin brother pottery nyc At the base of the

At the base of the tile is the barracks

The town of Longton is one of the six towns that make up the city of Stoke on Trent

Bottle kilns were typical of the industrial landscape mostly built in the 18th and 19th centuries their association with Stoke on Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramics industry was mainly based in the city

but in modern terms they fit better into studio pottery which was invented later

Middleport is located beside the Trent and Mersey canal

Hanley square tile Martin brother pottery nyc At the base of theHanley square framed tile with a couple of Hanleys landmarks on. One of the six towns that make up stoke on Trent. Hanley was an important manufacturer of china and earthenware from the 18th century onwards, the kilns and smokestacks are seen working at full blast. The houses have a neat appearance and some are spacious and elegant, belonging to many of the most wealthy pottery china and earthenware manufacturers in the Potteries, also in the suburbs