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Anchor Works, Longton

 

Anchor Works, Longton - corner of Sutherland Road and Anchor Road
the body of the bottle kilns is in the range buildings with just the chimney showing

photo: c.1960's  Ken & Joan Davis
 

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Martins on the corner - to the right is the old Lloyds Bank on the corner of Sutherland Road and Market Street
along Sutherland Road is the former police station

see photo of the old and new police station

 

1898 map of the Anchor Works
 Blue - Martins Drapers
Red - Anchor Works
Green - Police Station
Purple - Lloyds Bank

 

Martins 'cut price drapers' on the corner - leaning perilously because of damage from subsidence
 how they managed to keep anything clean is a mystery!
note the Paladian Window on the shop front.

 

 

the old Lloyds Bank on the corner of Sutherland Road and Market Street

see photo of the replacement Lloyds Bank

 

contents: 2009 photos