the local history of Stoke-on-Trent

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Sections of the history of Stoke-on-Trent to browse........

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The Potteries in old postcards - visit the pot works & the 'Six Towns' Thomas Wedgwood - pioneer of photography [and other 'did you know?'] The Royal Coat of Arms - its use and meaning St. John's Church, Burslem [and many other local churches] Listing of over 1,500 potters from North Staffordshire
'Old French Horn', Hanley [plus pubs from around the city] 1775 map of North Staffordshire [plus maps of all around Stoke-on-Trent] Take a 'walk' around a Victorian Pottery Works and districts of the Potteries Poverty in the Potteries - [and other 'focus on'] identify your pottery from the marks on the back
Timeline of the history of Stoke-on-Trent local history - how the potters started here The Potteries in black & white photos 1840 report into child labour in the North Staffordshire potteries Shelton Iron & Steel Works: 1841-2000

 

 

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Josiah WEDGWOOD was a keen advocate of the slavery abolition movement.
more 		Poverty among the people and potters of Stoke-on-Trent 
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can you locate this building from the picture below?  
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