Longton's Beerhouses

To celebrate and commemorate the rebuilding of the America Hotel into the Centre of Refurbishment Excellence, a high-tech conference, training and technology demonstration centre in Longton, students from Staffordshire University and local people have come together to make a community film about Longton's historic beerhouses and how they were intrinsically linked to the Pottery industry.
The film is part of a forthcoming exhibition at the Enson Works off short street.

[@dougcollings9342]

You’ve made a wonderful job of portraying old times in the potteries. I’m an old man now , but the memories have certainly been refreshed. Well done,and a very big thank you.

[@domgould5113]

My uncle had a list of 127 pubs that were open in Longton.Thats a fair few for the size o the place.I loved the owd Longton in the 70's and early 80's.I moved away and now it breaks my heart to see.

[@Nina77586]

Longton born and bred.... Love this ❤

[@TheBrochu2]

Seems to be quite a bit of drinking in Longton. My Grand-Father Gough was born there.....Cheers from Canada !

[@abanks917]

I live in Longton, I used to be a mould maker at Dudsons pot bank in Tunstall too. Loved watching this video, cheers

[@Nick_Smith1970]

I used to work next door to the Rose Inn, in the 80's. Used to pop in for a cheeky pint when we broke up for Christmas.

[@mrtracy6398]

lovely old film well done

[@kenbuckley3294]

Fantastic. Good story. Well told.

[@annmolloy8600]

My dad’s favourite pub was The Heathcote Arms.

[@musicplateau1]

I can still remember a few jug and bottles were still going in the mid 1980's (are there any left?). To those who don't know, it was an off license with a separate door to get beer on tap to take home in t' jug. Great days, I still go back to Stoke and it has some of the friendliest most welcoming people. I was a student of the great Arthur Berry, the Lowry of the Potteries.

[@bertvsrob]

I never knew across from lloyds in longton was a grand old building before. what a loss

[@maggieadams8600]

The only way to deal with life stuck in a potbank or down the pit was and probably still is, as being a semi alcoholic.

[@jims2848]

Come on Stoke!!🔴⚪️

[@jondoe3708]

Wrights pie sausage roll come on stoke giz a goal 😀

[@valiantv2897]

VALE VALE VALE

[@stephenhurstPLEB]

I never knew they sold Kronenbourg 1664 lager in Longton pubs in the 1850s

[@john111257]

i know, spoils it a bit

[@ericcooper1709]

A lot of the Pot Bank owner had their own racing pigeons looked after by a pigeon man, usually a retired potter

[@craigpimlott204]

Me old grandad was a kiln loader back in the day at Chelsea ware in Longton,and he started work on the barges loading clay at age 11 1/2.times were hard and they were hard men,and the women weren’t soft either,none of the talk about you behind your back like today they said it to your face got it into the open and you knew where you stood .me great grandad Boden raced pigeons and won one of the big races at the time ,the Paris to Britain race I think it was .my great aunt used to catch pot bank pigeons for my great grandad in Shelton near the speedway track as they lived there .he bred them with his own to make strong birds that went on to win the Paris to Britain race.

[@Nina77586]

Great story