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  1. 🧀Say cheese! Dear internet, it is clear some of you have a cheese obsession. I had quite a few comments from people saying at first glance these shelved items kind of look like cheese wheels!

    This is the abandoned Falcon Works pottery factory, near my home. These are pottery molds stacked up and stored, hundreds of them spanning decades of craftsmanship and manufacturing.

    Or, a cheese factory with a cheese kiln and ovens. You decide ;)

    #Pottery #Cheese #JustForFun #Photography #StokeOnTrent

  2. The ruin remains of the Falcon Works Pottery factory in Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent.

    Originally built in the 1890s, the site housed five kiln ovens arranged around a central courtyard. It began with earthenware, later producing fine porcelain and hotel wares. At its peak, 200 people worked here.

    The site closed around 2000. Recently, it was demolished (the legality of which is undergoing investigation!)

    obsidianurbexphotography.com/i

    #StokeOnTrent #Pottery #History #Ceramics #Abandoned #Photography

  3. More photos from the G Yorke & Sons Broom Street Works in Stoke-On-Trent (England)

    This factory closed down over 40 years ago. Once it produced top-quality brooms and brushes, out of this workshop on Broom Street (yes, that did also make me chuckle!)

    Sadly it was demolished a few years ago.

    obsidianurbexphotography.com/i

    #StokeOnTrent #Hanley #History #Factory #Workshop #England #Abandoned #Urbex #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #LostPlaces

  4. 🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.

    The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.

    #Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #History #Morgue #Mortuary #Spooky #Abandoned #Death #Photography

  5. 🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.

    The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.

  6. 🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.

    The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.

    #Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #History #Morgue #Mortuary #Spooky #Abandoned #Death #Photography

  7. 🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.

    The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.

    #Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #History #Morgue #Mortuary #Spooky #Abandoned #Death #Photography

  8. 🏥 The old mortuary at North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire. Demolished 2021.

    The morgue is in a separate building, attached to the pathology and hematology labs. Three large mortuary slabs and two dissection tables are overlooked by a shielded viewing area. There are several old-style body storage fridges, as well as larger, more modern “walk-in” varieties.

    #Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #History #Morgue #Mortuary #Spooky #Abandoned #Death #Photography

  9. 🏥 North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke-On-Trent. Without a doubt, my favourite abandoned hospital! So many old operating theatres date from between the 1920s and 1970s; many still had power when I explored a few years ago. Sadly, all these areas are now demolished.

    More photos of all 6 operating theatres, and all the other areas I explored - obsidianurbexphotography.com/m

    #Staffordshire #StokeOnTrent #AbandonedHospital #Urbex #Photography #UrbanExploration #Hospital #History #Spooky #Eerie

  10. CW: Education, UK-Ukraine

    "Ukraine has previously lobbied the UK government to give teenage refugees the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, amid reports they are instead being pressed to study Russian because many can already speak some of the language."

    theguardian.com/world/2025/dec

    #EducationFail #UKukraine #UkrainiansInUK #StokeOnTrent

  11. CW: Education, UK-Ukraine

    "Ukraine has previously lobbied the UK government to give teenage refugees the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, amid reports they are instead being pressed to study Russian because many can already speak some of the language."

    theguardian.com/world/2025/dec

    #EducationFail #UKukraine #UkrainiansInUK #StokeOnTrent

  12. CW: Education, UK-Ukraine

    "Ukraine has previously lobbied the UK government to give teenage refugees the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, amid reports they are instead being pressed to study Russian because many can already speak some of the language."

    theguardian.com/world/2025/dec

    #EducationFail #UKukraine #UkrainiansInUK #StokeOnTrent

  13. CW: Education, UK-Ukraine

    "Ukraine has previously lobbied the UK government to give teenage refugees the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, amid reports they are instead being pressed to study Russian because many can already speak some of the language."

    theguardian.com/world/2025/dec

    #EducationFail #UKukraine #UkrainiansInUK #StokeOnTrent

  14. CW: Education, UK-Ukraine

    "Ukraine has previously lobbied the UK government to give teenage refugees the chance to study a GCSE in Ukrainian, amid reports they are instead being pressed to study Russian because many can already speak some of the language."

    theguardian.com/world/2025/dec

    #EducationFail #UKukraine #UkrainiansInUK #StokeOnTrent

  15. The remains of Falcon Works, located in Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England). Demolition work started on this Grade II Listed building earlier this year, but the council halted work while investigations were done into concerns about if the historic kiln had been damaged.

    #Photography #Pottery #Potteries #StokeOnTrent #Hanley #England #History #Ceramics

  16. Went for a walk around Westport lake on #StokeOnTrent today. An amazing haven for wildlife given it's in the middle of an industrial landscape. Walking alone the canal we were admiring a couple of grey wagtails when a kingfisher flashed past with a fish in its mouth. It landed in a tree opposite and proceeded to beat it against the branch and the swallow it.
    Unfortunately didn't have my good camera with me so this is the best I could do with my phone
    #BadBirdPhoto #birds

  17. I should really read up on #StokeOnTrent, which formed from a federation of 6 towns. The situation there was undoubtedly different, but there still might be helpful things to learn. #OuseValley #OuseValleyUrbanArea #Huntingdonshire

  18. This weekend I will be sharing photos from one of my favourite abandoned locations - a huge abandoned hospital in England. Let's start with the gorgeous tiled entrance hall!

    🏥 North Staffordshire Hospital, Stoke-On-Trent, #Staffordshire

    Sadly, the site was demolished a few years ago (everything apart from this entrance hall, saved from the wrecking ball as it is listed!)

    #AbandonedHospital #LostPlaces #Photography #StokeOnTrent #History #AbandonedPlaces

  19. At British Ceramics Biennial. Highly recommended to all #art lovers and those who live the heritage of #stokeontrent #staffordshire ! britishceramicsbiennial.com/

  20. I'm at #BigFeast in Hanley. It's always an odd delight. I've just seen a mum and daughter do an interpretative dance as cats to the Casualty theme tune.

    #StokeOnTrent #SixTownsOfCulture

  21. The family went to #StokeOnTrent #Pride today. I wore a skirt, because it was hot and it's one of the few places I feel confident I'll not get grief over it.

    But we went to a local cafe for lunch first, and I did wonder how they would react. I'm happy to report that they didn't. They were as lovely as they always are.

    Two signs in the parade made me cry, though. One had a picture of David Lynch with the text "Fix your hearts or die". The other said "The prime minister has let us down" on one side and "Screw the supreme court" on the other.

    Plus, our local Mermaids branch raised £132.

  22. I'm at the #PotteriesMuseum in #StokeOnTrent, for the Stoke Cult Fim Club showing of Kelly's Heroes.

    I've seen this film many times, but I'm looking forward to seeing it on the big screen for the first time. No negative waves here. Woof woof! 🙂

  23. The new #Lemmy statue in Burslem, #StokeOnTrent. It was officially unveiled on the 8th of May.

    #Motorhead

  24. How To Spot Real Love Among Celebraties, Meet Thou Master Entertainer in 1993, Follow Their Career Still When They Are Fucking 50 And Still Rocking, And Read Up On How Their FairyTale Love Story Came To Be Just ThaT!

    #Robster #AydaField #TakeThat #RobbieWilliams #Music #Muse #Art #ArtMatters #Love #LoveLove #Manchester #StokeOnTrent #UK #Turkey #LosAngeles #UnitedStates #Holland #Paris AND #Disney #Disneyland

  25. Remember when Just Stop Oil threatened hate parades in up to 35 locations throughout the UK?
    No, I don't either, but they get the Boot and the fash get some Commissioner Gordon style "we will get you, rotters!" pantomime.

    Anyway, bad news for;
    #Blackburn, #Blackpool, #Bolton, #Bristol, #Cardiff, #Doncaster,
    #Glasgow, #Hanley, #HighWycombe, #Hull, #Liverpool, #Leeds, #Leicester,
    #Manchester, #Newcastle, #Nottingham, #Portsmouth, #Preston, #StHelens, #StokeonTrent, #Swindon,#Wrexham.

  26. UK mindless, hostile, aggressive local #councils

    #StokeOnTrent couple fined £1,200 for clearing up rubbish

    Their road had been blighted with #litter for years

    Mr Pinter cleaned up the #rubbish & left it in cardboard box by the full bins

    The #mindlessness council said fly-tippers would be punished with fixed penalty notices & considered the matter resolved

    #Waste is often dumped around bins on their street which doesn't get collected, attracting rats

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cldyny

    #AmjidWazir

  27. Former St. John's church, Hanley. Grade II listed, built around 1790, one of the first buildings to use cast iron in its structure. The bells were removed from the bell tower and are to be installed in St. Mary's, Stafford. #pendrawing #watercolour #heritage #heritagearchitecture #heritageart #architectureart #stokeontrent #hanley #illustration