Do you recognise this house? The Limes Porthill

[Lydart]

I havent got time to check myself right now ... but have you searched for modern photos of that house, which with the place names you have, you may well find on the Geograph site ?


http://www.geograph.org.uk/

[buckaroo]

Hands up everyone who could now do a conducted tour of Wolstanton and the surrounding area - especially from an aerial view.

Mo

I think I'm probably also an authority on the history of the area, courtesy of g**gle books, LOL

Buckaroo

[Ebba]

Oh yes! And to think I'd never even heard of Wolstanton until about 2 months ago.
I would even have been hard-pressed to place Staffordshire on a map of England (sorry, yes I am a bit of a softy southerner!).

Having ploughed through Percy's book a few times I have to say I also know more than I ever wanted to know about the history of the pottery industry.

Ebba

[RichardK]

Found "The Oaks" - long demolished.  Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council lists planning applications NNB10058 and NNB10401 for "Erection of 17 detached dwellinghouses and garages on the sites of The Oaks and Dorrington, Porthill" - these houses are now called Dorrington Grove, and from the aerial view I'd guess they were built in the 1970s or 80s.  But look to the east of Dorrington Grove - there's clearly remnants of landscaped gardens including a lake.  Hmmm...

[GeoffE]

Found "The Oaks" - long demolished.  Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council lists planning applications NNB10058 and NNB10401 for "Erection of 17 detached dwellinghouses and garages on the sites of The Oaks and Dorrington, Porthill" - these houses are now called Dorrington Grove, and from the aerial view I'd guess they were built in the 1970s or 80s.  But look to the east of Dorrington Grove - there's clearly remnants of landscaped gardens including a lake.  Hmmm...

 ... also Oaklands Grove to the south of the parkland.  However, www.old-maps.co.uk appears to show that house as Port Hill House.

[goldy]

1911 Cecily Janet Adams was at Moreton house Church lane woolstanton.

Definatly not our house it is the one mentione earlyer now flats.

[Ruskie]

Well at least that clarifies it .... 

[janan]

Hi Ebba

This book would be worth a look if your library could get hold of a copy for you

http://www.leekonline.co.uk/media/authors/landmark/index.htm

Jan

[James R. Yeowell]

I'm struck by the pattern of chimneys at 'The Oaks' - is The Oaks the mystery house from behind but with taller chimney pots?  Did we establish precisely where The Oaks was / is last time?

The path that goes around the perimeter of The Oaks is also similar to that of the "side" of the Mystery House.  I also note the garden and trees sort of seem similar.  I am no expert though.

But yes, the chimneys are somewhat similar.

I believe many of these photos were taken at different times too (apart from the obvious one with the Carriage in).