The other side of what's become of the Potteries.

The Harper Street redevelopment of old Victorian terraced housing on the corner of Harper Street and Port Street in Middleport, Stoke-on-on-Trent, a project handled by Re-Form Heritage and the Architectural Heritage Fund, has saved this historic little corner of the Potteries from demolition. These houses date back to the late nineteenth century.
This renovation is associated with the Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh which stands across the street and provides a recreation of workers houses from the 1950's in the house fronted by the gable (this was the Lodgekeeper's house for Middleport Pottery) and the next two properties whilst hosting a series of retail properties beyond.
The street sign showing Albion Street is nod to Harper Street's original name.
To use Re-Form Heritages statement:
Harper Street sits within the designated Trent & Mersey Canal conservation area in Stoke-on-Trent. This conservation area has been described as being “of outstanding industrial archaeological importance, both nationally and locally”, due to the presence of early examples of England’s canal network and associated industrial buildings, which include Middleport Pottery.
The terrace typifies pottery workers’ houses built in Stoke-on-Trent in the late 1800s. The corner house at one end of the row is known as the “Lodge Keeper’s House” of Middleport Pottery, as reportedly this was the home of Middleport’s lodge keeper and his family during the early twentieth century. The Lodge Keeper’s House retains much of its original layout.
The houses are intrinsically linked with Middleport Pottery. It is likely that Harper Street was built at the same time or shortly after the construction of Middleport’s factory in 1888, as the houses do not appear on maps of the area predating the factory, however do appear on a later map of 1899. It is known that the Middleport residential area grew in the late 19th century with the erection of factories, as houses were built intended for the increased number of workers brought to the area.
A few hundred yards away the decaying hulk of the old Port Vale Mills flour mill shows a different side of the area.
Here's a link to the Re-Form website: re-form.org/harper-street/harper-street and the Architectural Hertiage Fund: ahfund.org.uk/news/latest/at-home-in-the-potteries-harper...

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