Fame
Statue of Sir Stanley Matthews (1915-2000) in Hanley, Stoke-on-TrentandThe Colonel started serving food to the public in 1930 and the first KFC franchise opened 1952 Welcome to One Word Sunday, […]
This week someone else met Arnold
Arnold Bennett meets Inka in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, June 2021 To see Arnold without his new admirer, click here. Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in […]
Are you sitting comfortably?
Arnold Bennett relaxing in his seat, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was born in Hanley and educated at the Wedgwood Institute in neighbouring Burslem, in the Staffordshire Potteries. […]
Bright lights at night
NightandDay Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 April 2021 Posted as part of Becky’s BrightSquare Challenge …
Scooby-Doo in Stoke-on-Trent
Scooby-Doo by Ethn Lemo, Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 Unknown artist, Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 April 2021 Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around […]
Time to relax
Tower Square, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, April 2021 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 April 2021 Posted as part of All Seasons …
Touch
Things we touch in a hotel room, England’s Lockdown 3.0, April 2021 – Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your […]
Book Binders in Burslem
A former site of Warwick Savage Printers and Book Binders, Burslem, February 2021 Warwick Savage was a wholesale stationer, printer and bookseller in Burslem, founded in the mid-18th century. His […]
Old and new
Old and new in Burslem, Staffordshire, March 2021 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 10 March 2021 Posted as part of Wordless on Tuesday …
Angel in contemplation at the Red Lion
Red Lion, Burslem, Staffordshire, March 2021 This pub has closed down, and its frontage is boarded and embellished with a depiction of the gilded angel from the top of Burslem’s […]
History of secrets, tunnels and ghosts
The Leopard, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, March 2021 Now over to all of you. Do come and join us in our Saturday six-word musings. I’ll admit that many of us openly break […]
Travel with Intent 