Adderley Green

Settlement in Staffordshire

England

Adderley Green

Park Hall, Pine Forest Credit: Brian Deegan

Adderley Green is a small village located in Staffordshire, England. Situated approximately three miles southeast of Stoke-on-Trent, Adderley Green is part of the Stoke-on-Trent South parliamentary constituency. The village is primarily residential, with a mix of housing developments and local amenities.

The area is known for its close proximity to the Adderley Green nature reserve, which offers residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty of the region. The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife, including birds, butterflies, and small mammals, making it a popular destination for nature enthusiasts and walkers.

Adderley Green benefits from its location near major roads, such as the A500 and A50, providing easy access to nearby towns and cities. The village also has a number of local bus services, connecting it to the wider Staffordshire area.

In terms of amenities, Adderley Green has a range of facilities to cater to its residents' needs. These include a primary school, a community center, and several shops and local businesses. Additionally, the nearby town of Stoke-on-Trent offers a wider range of services, including shopping centers, leisure facilities, and healthcare options.

Overall, Adderley Green offers a peaceful and scenic environment for those seeking a residential area outside of the city, while still providing easy access to essential amenities and transport links.

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Adderley Green Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.001157/-2.123944 or Grid Reference SJ9144. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Park Hall, Pine Forest

Brian Deegan

Stoniers bus in Bentilee estate â 1979

Bentilee estate was a large post-WW2 council estate built primarily for the local mining community. Surprisingly, the main service into the estate was not provided exclusively by the main large operator in the area, Potteries Motor Traction, but shared with the family firm of Stoniers, based at Goldenhill to the north of the Five Towns. Like many small operators, most of the fleet consisted of second-hand vehicles, this example having originated with Nottingham City Transport in 1965. It is a Daimler Fleetline with Northern Counties bodywork to a Nottingham-specific design. This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Link

Alan Murray-Rust

Gladstone pottery museum from the car park

A total of seven kilns (or more accurately, their outer shells or 'hovels') remain on this site, five of them at the Gladstone site and two at the adjacent Roslyn works. Five are seen in this view.

Stephen Craven

Outdoor table tennis table

An unusual location for such a facility, in a corner of the car park of the Gladstone pottery museum.

Stephen Craven

Telephone pole, Chadwick Street

An industrial relic, saved by virtue of being within the curtilage of the grade II* listed pottery works.

Stephen Craven

Two former potteries on Uttoxeter Road

Nearest the camera was the Roslyn Works, and beyond that the Gladstone Pottery (now a museum). They are jointly listed grade II* (list entry 1195854).

Stephen Craven

Entrance to Roslyn Works

Now the pedestrian entrance to the car park of the Gladstone Pottery Museum.

Stephen Craven

Former Roslyn Works, Longton

The pottery was founded later than the adjacent Gladstone Pottery (now a museum) and its two remaining kilns date from c.1940. It forms part of the same grade II* listed site as the Gladstone works.

Stephen Craven

Vacant shop unit on Uttoxeter Road

This part of Longton is somewhat run-down. This former kitchen and bathroom showroom has shut.

Stephen Craven

Taj Mughal Solicitors, Uttoxeter Road

Specialist immigration lawyers occupying a building that probably formed part of one of the many potteries in the area, an industry that had almost completely vanished by 1980. It is not listed, and none of the old maps online name it.

Stephen Craven

Cycle parking for the Gladstone pottery museum

I don't expect many cyclists come here, but it's good that the facility is provided.

Stephen Craven

Earthenware insulators at the Gladstone pottery museum

Another contributor agrees with my educated guess what these objects are SJ9143 : Electricity Pylon Insulators.

Stephen Craven

Time clock at the Gladstone pottery museum

A common feature of old factories, this example was made by Gledhill of Huddersfield.

Stephen Craven

Weighbridge at the Gladstone pottery museum

Within the entrance tunnel is this weighbridge.

Stephen Craven

Main courtyard of the Gladstone pottery museum

The various kilns and workshops are arranged around this central courtyard. The building in this photo is the north range of c.1860, including the 'tunnel' linking the courtyard to Uttoxeter Road.

Stephen Craven

Kiln at the Gladstone pottery museum

One of five surviving 'bottle' kilns at the Gladstone works. The actual kiln is within the outer sheath or 'hovel' that aided updraught and protected workers from the weather.

Stephen Craven

Another kiln at the Gladstone pottery museum

One of five surviving 'bottle' kilns at the Gladstone works seen from the car park. There is a lightning conductor down this side of it, as any lightning strike on an unprotected brick structure like this would shatter the brickwork.

Stephen Craven

Within a bottle kiln at the Gladstone pottery museum

I'm not entirely sure which of the kilns this is, but they are all of similar construction: an outer sheath or 'hovel' protects the inner brick kiln, which is reinforced with iron hoops. An opening at the top of the roughly conical hovel allows the steam and smoke of the fire to escape (resulting in many pollution-related diseases and deaths in the local population).

Stephen Craven

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Adderley Green is located at Grid Ref: SJ9144 (Lat: 53.001157, Lng: -2.123944)

Unitary Authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Police Authority: Staffordshire