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Dist:0.3km<br/>A remarkable structure amidst the Heron Cross road system which springs directly from the cutting walls and presumably provides access under the roads which parallel either side of the A50. You need a 1:25k map to identify the footbridge's location as the 1:50k map simply can't fit it in!
©Peter Whatley
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©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.4km<br/>The church stands on the junction of Blurton Road and Bourne Street. It began life as a Primitive Methodist Church towards the end of the 19th century and is still in use today by a group of local Christians. The nearest part of the building is the newest, the furthest is the original building.
©Andrew
Dist:0.4km<br/>The city was scattered with potteries, which was by far the biggest industry in this area. Now very few remain - even fewer are in use. This one is being used by Burslem Pottery now - who make art ware.
©Debbie Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the most modern part of the church, fronting onto Blurton Road. It was put up post WW2, I believe. This is the entrance now used to access the chapel.
©Andrew
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the original building. Put up in 1878 as a Primitive Methodist Church a group of local Christians use it today. The door pictured is no longer in use.
©Andrew
Dist:0.4km<br/>Over the bottle oven of the local pottery and the roofs of the houses you can see the roof of Blurton Baptist Church and beyond the roundabout over the A 50.
©Andrew
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the back of Burslem Pottery. They are known for producing grotesque figures of birds (mainly) but also other animals designed by Andrew Hull inspired by the style of Martinware.
©Debbie Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>The back of Burslem Pottery - showing the bottle oven.
©Debbie Turner
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©Mike Shields
Dist:0.5km<br/>One of the very few bottle ovens still standing in the potteries. This is unusual as it is built into the factory building. Now no longer producing pottery the building is in Chilton Street.
©Phil Eptlett
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©Anthony Parkes
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©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.5km<br/>I've seen this many times from the train but this was the first time I had come for a picture. Heron Cross Pottery is still trading on this site.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.6km<br/>View towards longton
©Mike Shields

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