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A big decision
In 1812, the people of the Potteries were struggling for their livelihoods. One government decision could make a...
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Terminating a war fatal to the true interests of our country
In 1813 Great Britain was in the midst of war with France a...
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Originally this two storey building was built as a public house called The Dog and Partridge. Today its function is that of a scout hut. The ground...
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In the years leading up to 1812, a struggle was underway to preserve livelihoods and industry in the Potteries.
One government decision could ma...
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Hand-written letter from Major Williamson of the Longport Corps., inviting Enoch Wood to dinner on Wednesday 21st April 1813.
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Ma...
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During the career of Burslem pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood (1759 - 1840), industry bosses frequently gathered to discuss pressing issues and find...
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Once Britain had outlawed the slave trade in 1804-5, a new organisation known as the African Institution tried to maintain the momentum of the anti...
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Bomb damage at Old Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent, 1941.
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Bomb damage on High Street, Pittshill.
This photograph is part of an official survey of bomb damage commissioned by the City of Stoke-on-Trent i...
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Bomb damage at Taylor Avenue, May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in June 1941.
Note the crater in the foreground, and surviving furniture being loa...
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Bomb damage at the rear of Heathouse Lane, Bucknall, photographed on 23 August 1942.
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Photograph of a bomb damaged shop on the High Street in Pittshill, Stoke-on-Trent.
Part of an official survey commissioned in 1941 by the City o...
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