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In 1831, former Member of Parliament for Coventry Richard Edensor Heathcote, was battling to become MP for Stoke-on-Trent.
Heathcote was a Longton-born Liberal politician who was keen to secure equal rights for Britain's Roman Catholics.
Quiz
This notice, signed by a mys...
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Lantern slide illustrating the problem known as "crazing" on the surface of a piece of ware with a porous body.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder containing approximately sixty re...
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Industrial landscape with a view of Daisy Bank marl hole. Taken at Edensor, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
These huge holes were created due to the large scale extraction of a type of clay called marl.
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One of the most keenly contested issues of the early 1830s was the proposed Reform Act.
The Reform Act
The politician Earl Grey wanted to re-jig the parliamentary system to make sure that growing industrial areas were properly represented in Parliament.
These areas were ...
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Scene from Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The picture includes a formally dress gentleman waiting for visitors.
This picture appears to one of a group of images taken at Highcroft in the summer of 1910. These pictures were possibly commissioned by ...
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Portrait taken at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This photograph appears to be one of a group of images taken at Highcroft during the summer of 1910. This picture appears to one of a group of images taken at Highcroft in the summer of 1910. These pict...
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Group portrait taken at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The photograph appears to be one of a group of images taken at Highcroft during the summer of 1910. These pictures were possibly commissioned by the family living there.
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Group portrait taken at Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The photograph appears to be one of a group of images taken at Highcroft during the summer of 1910. This picture appears to one of a group of images taken at Highcroft in the summer of 1910. These...
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View of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of a number of images taken at Highcroft and was possibly commissioned by the family living there.
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Last supper scene hand carved in stone with the inscription;
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE MEMORY OF CROMARTIE 4th DUKE AND 20th EARL OF SUTHERLAND. THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY GRATEFUL INHABITANTS OF TRENTHAM. A.D. 1915."
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Lantern slide showing a crowded dock at Liverpool. In the background is a steam ship called the Lucania.
Built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company in Glasgow in the 1890s, the Lucania was the fastest trans-Atlantic passenger ship for a number of years. It was used by Cunard for their Liverpo...
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A big decision
In 1812, the people of the Potteries were struggling for their livelihoods. One government decision could make all the difference, but would it all come too late?
Ruin
Years of war between Britain and France had cut trade ties with contine...
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