Longport: The Kingdom of Davenport (1760's - middle 19th C)
(it will help
you to read the introduction first
and to look below - at the tour order
and list of maps/documents)
Click the map to go to a location
- or select from the list below -
| Locations & photos of the tour (click on the numbers in left column) | |
| 1 | Longport Wharf, warehouse and canal office. |
| 2 | Pack Horse Inn. |
| 3 | Duke of Bridgewater Inn (Bottom Bridge Pottery). |
| 4 | Station Road (old road from Burslem to Newcastle) |
| 5 | Princes Square & the visit of the Prince of Wales (later George IV) |
| 6 | The Fowlea Brook culvert. |
| 7 | Top Bridge Pottery (Price & Kensington). |
| 7a | Along the canal, the clay wharf and footbridge to Chesterton. |
| 8 | Longport Pottery (built by John Brindley). |
| 9 | Arthur Wood's factory (was top part of Longport Pottery). |
| 10 | Frontage at Trubshawe Cross. |
| 10a | The Post Office at Top Bridge Pottery (now factory shop). |
| 11 | The position of Longport Hall (only the outside wall is left now). |
| 12 | The position of John Brindley's house (only the gate post remains). |
| 13 | The vicarage of St. Paul's church. |
| 14 | 17th C potter's cottages in Newcastle Street. |
| 15 | Port Vale Wharf (now part of Royal Doulton's Steelite). |
| 16 | Burgess Dorling & Leigh - the model Victorian Pottery. |
| 17 | The Anderton Canal Company. |
| 18 | Milvale Street, the bakery and kilns. |
| 19 | The changing level of the Fowlea Valley. |
| 19a | Canal side cranage at the Middleport Pottery. |
| 20 | The pathway to the Lime Kilns |
| 21 | New canal wharf. |
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This walk is based on notes by Andrew
Dobraszczyc,
and the book Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900 by Jewitt.
web pages and photographs by Steve Birks during the walk (May 2000)
questions/comments/contributions? email: Steve Birks
NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS
The tour consists of two main areas.
1) A series of photographs taken on the walk, these can be accessed by clicking on the map above or by selecting from the list given above. You can also use the
and
2) There are also additional notes and maps which will help your understanding of the history discussed on this walk. They are not included in the 'tour' as they may distract from the 'flow' of your walk, but they are essential if you want to get the most out of your walk - they are accessed by hyperlinks from the photo pages and also from the list given above on this page.
Clicking on
Clicking on this button at the top of each page will bring you to this index page so you can make another selection from the map or list.
On some pages you will find
clicking on this will take you to additional information, but is not part of this tour and so you will need to use your browser back button to get back on the tour.
If you get lost then email me.
Enjoy your walk! - Steve Birks
