A big thank you to photographer Pete Stonier for allowing us to share these superb aerial photographs taken from the ‘Grenade Nutrition’ hot air balloon which feature Smallthorne and the surrounding areas taken on 11 October 2020
- Smallthorne roundabout
- Norton United and the former Norton Cricket Club with Community Drive (right)
- New Ford Primary School and Smallthorne
- Norton Heights estate
- Holden Lane bridge and Leek New Road.
- Sneyd Hill with Sandbach Road (right) and Leek New Road (top left)
- Sneyd Green and Birches Head with Central Forest Park, top right
- Park Estate, Hamil Road and High Lane, Burslem
- Stoke-on-Trent College , Moorland Road, Burslem
- Burslem – Park Estate , Hamil Road and Vale Park
- Vale Park, home of Port Vale FC with Burslem town centre in the background and the land cleared where the former Royal Doulton factory once stood
- Burslem Golf Club
Sentinel Article featuring more stunning shots of Stoke-on-Trent from the air.
Thanks also to Chris Smedley for his photograph of the ‘Grenade Nutrition’ hot air balloon