Alan Ian Ronald

Alan Ian Ronald painted watercolours of British towns in the early-to-mid 20th century. In 1937 he captured the brick chimneys, kilns, and pottery workshops clustered around Stoke-on-Trent with quick, translucent washes. His brush laid down the signature bottle ovens of The Potteries, Staffordshire against a pale sky. The scene feels immediate, as if the steam from a just-fired kiln still lingers. Next, look at the same place through a later lens in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on the app.