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A descriptive account of The Potteries (illustrated)
1893 advertising and trade journal.


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This part of the web site is a transcription from an 1893 advertising and trade journal "A descriptive account of The Potteries (illustrated)"

NOTE: Headings have been added to the text to make it easier to index and read.

You can browse the sections in order by selection from the links below - or you can go directly to the headings you are interested in by selecting from the list on the right of the page.

- The Potteries and Their Environs
- Hanley
- Burslem
- Stoke
- Longton

The transcription was kindly carried out by Jane Gillard of Nova Scotia, Canada; Her gg and ggg relatives lived in Stoke-on-Trent. 


In addition to the description of the Potteries Towns (which is transcribed here) there was also an account of about 100 leading companies of the time - these can been seen on the link below:

Index of companies in the trade journal

 

The Potteries & Their Environs
Introduction
The Six Towns
Short History of the Potters art
Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent
Salt Glazing
Stoneware
The Eler brothers
The Wedgwoods

Other brands of activity
Material benefits of being a potter
Social activities

Hanley
Introduction
Utilities
Churches
St. John the Evangelist (Hanley)
Church of St. Mark (Shelton)
Holy Trinity (Northwood)
St. Luke's (Wellington)
Sacred Heart, Catholic Church (Jasper St.)
Other denominations
Other significant buildings
Hanley cemetery
Hanley Town Hall
Public Baths
Education
Pottery
Coal & Ironstone
Retail
Wedgwood & Etruria

Burslem
Mother of the Potteries
Utilities
Parish of Burslem
The parish church of St. John
St. Paul's, Longport
Christ Church, Cobridge
Holy Trinity, Sneyd
The Catholic Church
Other denominations
Borough Cemetery
Burslem Town Hall
The markets
Haywood Charity Hospital
Mayor of Burslem
Education
Wedgwood Memorial Institute
Pottery manufacture
The population

Stoke
Introduction
Reform Act 1832
North Staffordshire Railway Company
Utilities
Parish church of St. Peter
Catholic Church
Other denominations
Stoke Town Hall
The market hall
North Staffordshire Infirmary & Eye Hospital
Statues
Education
Pottery manufacture

Longton
Introduction
St. James the Less
St. John the Baptist
St. Paul's Edensor
Catholic church
Other denominations
Municipal buildings
Education
Industry
Suburbs

Index of companies in the trade journal

 


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