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| The waste disposal team in Stoke only take waste that is found in the green wheelie bins. Students in the area often lose their bins and the bags get left in the alleyways. Pictured is a set of bags next to someone's garage with an open bag attracting flies, not exactly the nicest scene for children to see on the school run. |
Estate outside Hanley
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| Outside Hanley there is one of the most deprived estates I have seen in the UK. Even walking with one of my fellow students, we felt very vulnerable in this area. We passed burnt down houses with no roofs and pictured is an abandoned house with other people's rubbish inside it. Scariest thing about this area is that it is not unoccupied! |
Road From Hanley to Burslem
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| Some of the scariest streets I have walked down were just outside Hanley on the road to Burslem. Since the loss of industry the whole area has become run down, forcing people to find work elsewhere. Pictured is a car lot with some fairly old fashioned security measures in place. Didn't get a chance to meet the owners but with that message sprayed on the crate, I wouldn't want to have to get passed the dogs. |
Dave; Severn Trent Water employee
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| Dave, possibly the nicest man I met in Stoke, kindly explained to me how things used to be in Burslem growing up as a child. "A hive of activity" he said. "As the pottery industry has died out so have the occupants of Burslem" he said begrudgingly. It felt like a ghost town walking down these streets. |
Burslem Pottery
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| Up until a 10 years ago this was a fully functional twelve bottle kiln pottery and the workers lived in the houses nearby. Since the closure of the pottery most of the employees have left, and found jobs elsewhere leaving their houses boarded up and the pottery to be taken over by nature. |
Bench in Burslem
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| This bench was a metaphor for Burslem in my eyes, in need of repair but left to rust. The bench is not even fulfilling its purpose without a seat but none the less it stays. |
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