Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Meir Tower

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The water tower at Meir Heath rises up incongruously behind some bungalows, as you can see. I did think it might be cool to say to someone...
Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Abandoned bottle oven

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The old JH Weatherby Factory, at the north end of Hanley, is in dereliction after closing in 2000; and none of the plans for it has come to ...
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Monday, 27 February 2012

Devils' territory

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The story of Devils Lane sounds like it good be a good one. It doesn't sound like the sort of name that the local community chose for it...
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Sunday, 26 February 2012

Shenstone ladies

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Few football teams play in pink, and I know of only one for sure - the women's team in this picture! However, Shenstone Ladies FC are pr...
Saturday, 25 February 2012

Triffids on the common

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Rough Close Common is a pretty boggy piece of ground at this time of year, so the dog-walkers who use it must pick their steps carefully. T...
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Friday, 24 February 2012

Save The Coachmakers

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The Coachmakers Pub is one of the iconic watering holes of Hanley. It’s a strange little place that looks exactly like what it is – a ni...
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Thursday, 23 February 2012

'Womb to grow'

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Shops that use puns in their title have an irresistible draw for me, as readers of this blog will know. Dunno why, because some puns can be...
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Wednesday, 22 February 2012

In memoriam tree

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This brass plaque, nailed into a tree by the road through Winkhill, tells its own sad story. Peter, just a teenager, died on this spot, ...
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Sunday, 19 February 2012

Turnover Bridge

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Turnover Bridge, as it’s called, crosses the Trent & Mersey Canal at Meaford (near Stone). It’s called Turnover, because the path switc...
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Friday, 17 February 2012

Tixall Church web

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My photograph doesn’t show it as well as I’d hoped, but the thing you see in it that appears to be a piece of old hanging thin muslin rag...
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