I found a very cool 1949 photo of a gas-holder at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. This one was up near the Shelton New Rd., across from Twyfords at Cliffe Vale (now Lock 38). I recall that a few years ago Fred Hughes tried to have one much like it, and nearby to this one, preserved as the last local example of the type. The photo is at Britain From Above. Such a pity they don’t take Paypal — they must be missing out on so much income by not doing so.

We also see there the Fowlea Brook, still flowing free and shining in the sunshine just above and behind the gas holder. It flows right to left, and goes under the old railway line to Market Drayton and Shropshire. How much would the city give today, for that line to still be intact and able to reach HS2!

If the picture goes missing due to a future blog move, the photo is EAW020983.