The Black Lion at the junction of Robson Street 
and just by the roundabout on Hanley ring road "The Potteries Way"

Unity House
Photo taken in Broad Street, just outside the Black Lion pub.
Unity House (the old Civic Centre) stands just off The Potteries Way.
The new civic centre was built in Glebe Street, Stoke.

Gomersall's Pawnbrokers
(closed Aug 2nd 1986) 

Broad Street offers a wide range of shops including florists, pet shop and saddlery, army surplus store, bathroom outlet and many more.

Gomersalls occupied the two cream and white painted buildings. Horace Gomersall opened two pawnshops in Hanley in 1906, of which this was one. At one time there were around 50 pawnbrokers in the Potteries.