The Specsplace is an Independent Optical practice in Stoke on Trent established in 1919 as Newbold, Longton. Our goal is to help you see the world clearer
04/02/2026
Hello everyone,
Update on our plumbing issues: the staff toilet is now working and so we will be open as normal tomorrow and going forward. The patient toilet unfortunately is still out of use and hoping to be sorted as soon as possible. But the important part is: we are open as normal tomorrow
03/02/2026
Hello everyone,
Just to let you all know due to unforeseen plumbing issues we have been left without toilets and so will be closed tomorrow waiting for emergency plumbers (coming at 4.30pm). Will update you tomorrow as we know more
07/11/2025
Apologies if the phone lines are not available 100% of the time today. We are having the electrical inspections completed and do there will be times throughout the day when the Internet and phone lines will be down. Thank you for your patience and everything will be back working 100% tomorrow
03/10/2025
Ok thanks for bearing with us phone lines and Internet are back working now
03/10/2025
Apologies to anyone trying to contact the practice phone and Internet is currently down. We will get it back up and running as soon as possible
27/03/2025
Thursday funny
24/02/2025
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24/02/2025
24/02/2025
Detect any problems with your eyes before they start. With enhanced imaging technology we can tell you more about your eyes than ever before.
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23/02/2025
Want to increase your reading speed by at least 20% and as much as 400%?
Struggling with signs or symptoms of Visual Stress or Dyslexia?
Specialist checks with The Specsplace can help.
What do we do?
-A complete, comprehensive vision check
-An eye muscle assessment
-A full eye health assessment including OCT scans to ensure your eyes are healthy
-Reading speed assessment
-Colorimetry testing to find which colour helps reduce your struggles
-Complete advice and training on how to use all that we find to help increase your reading speed by at least 20% and as much as 400%!
We also include a report of our findings (if needed) for you to pass on to school/ college/ work/ for onward assessment
And all this will take is around an hour of your time.
Want to find out more? Call us now on 01782 330803 or email us at info@thespecsplace.co.uk and we will give you all the information about how we can improve your reading speed and help your issues with visual stress and dyslexia.
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At The Specsplace our goal is to help all of our patients to see the world clearer.
How do we do this?
As a local independent Optician we focus on our patients and give them the best quality of care. All appointments are made for at least half an hour, and all of that is with the Optometrist so you have the undivided attention of the professional.
Established in 1919, we are celebrating 100 years in business this year. Services we offer include:
Eye checks
Contact lenses - from standard everyday lenses to custom fitted contact lenses
OCT eye scanning - for greater information about your eyes
Emergency eye checks - part of Staffordshire MECS (minor eye conditions service)
Visual stress testing - mainly used in conjunction with people who have visual problems due to Dyslexia