Stoke on trent history books

Stoke on trent was the name given to the amalgamation of six famous potteries towns, the other five being burslem, fenton, hanley, longton and tunstall. Its a look at the history and heritage of stokeontrent and north staffordshire, including local places and faces, lost buildings and industries, military history and a nod to our proud past. Deanery of stokeontrent by, 1914, privately printed for the staffordshire parish registers society edition, in english. Stokeontrent is the home of the pottery industry in. Stoke upon trent, staffordshire genealogy genealogy. Books about stoke on trent area browse 24 photo books on stoke on trent and the surrounding area. General history and details of the development of the six towns. It is important to remember where we came from and how places have. The park first opened in 1989 and is generally open yearround, but. I write books about military history and provide technical and proofreading help to authors. It was in the mid90s shortly after starting work at gladstone pottery museum in stoke on trent, that i considered writing a history of the area of england now known as the potteries. Stoke on trent is the home of the pottery industry in england and is commonly known as the potteries. Books set in staffordshire 38 books set in staffordshire.

On 22 january 1879, a british force of over 1,300 men, mostly from the 24th regiment of foot, was surprised and destroyed by a massive zulu army at the battle of isandlwana isandula in some early. Books set in stokeontrent 9 books set in stokeontrent. Stoke on trent the past history historia history books stafford general informary staff circa mid 1970s stafford castle i capture the castle stoke on trent british history ancestry the past landscape. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form the city. See all books memories of stokeontrent read and share your memories of stokeontrent itself or. History of stokeontrent article about history of stoke.

A visit to the library was a saturday morning treat as it. This book deals with the entire city, illustrating. Local history the social, economic and industrial history of the area of stokeontrent. Tunstall is a constituent town in the area of stoke on trent, staffordshire, england. See more ideas about stoke on trent, local history and history. Stokeontrent forms the bulk of the area known as the potteries potteries, the, area, c. Stoke upon trent is an ancient parish in the county of staffordshire. Synopsis taylor the potteries museum and art gallery, stokeontrent has worked in museums for a number of years and for the royal commission on the historical monuments for england, and has. The worldwide reputation of stoke was secured by the products of the pottery manufacturers. The city of stoke on trent didnt come into being until march 1910, with the federation of the six towns. Waterworld is a water park located in festival park, stokeontrent, staffordshire, england. It is the largest settlement in all of staffordshire.

See all books memories of stoke on trent read and share your memories of stoke on trent itself or of a particular photo of stoke on trent. St josephs college is a mixed selective 1118 school in trent vale, stoke on trent, staffordshire. The borough of stokeupontrent, in the commencement of the reign of. Stoke on trent, often abbreviated to stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in staffordshire, england, with an area of 36 square miles 93 km2.

Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of stoke film theatre, this unique publication celebrates the history of film culture in north staffordshire. Stoke on trent history tales from the potteries and north staffordshire. Stokeontrent photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Although newcastleunderlyme and stoke ontrent adjoin each other, their historical development has been strikingly dissimilar. Potteries is an english dialect of the west midlands of england, almost exclusively in and. Thank you all six names are as important as each other and are what makes up the history of stokeontrent. Film in north staffordshire book stoke film theatre. Penkhull was developed by josiah spode ii as a dormitory. It is situated in the very northwest of the city borough, with its north and west boundaries being the city limit.

For family history resources at stoke on trent city archives please see. A sociological history of the city of stokeontrent. School log books, admission registers, and committee minutes are held for many. Location of stokeontrent on a map of england, potteries dialect is mostly concentrated in this area of the country. The six towns in question were burslem, fenton, hanley, longton, stoke and tunstall. Stokeontrent was formed in 1910 as a federation of six staffordshire pottery townstunstall, burslem, hanley, stoke, fenton, and longton. Tunstall is the most northern, and fourth largest town of the potteries. History of stokeontrent definition of history of stoke. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Very good book although would have liked more examples of the pottery.

Staffordshire 38 books stokeontrent, england, gb powered by users, the librarything community, open library, geonames, natural earth and postgis. Mervyn edwards is the only author to have produced a highquality publication on each of the six towns of stokeontrent. Stokeontrent in 50 buildings historical association. Stokeontrent and staffordshire family history research resources. My book about lidice and the north staffordshire miners a ray of light was a finalist in the 2017 arnold. Designed to be a love letter to stokeontrent, it is hoped the book will include writing about things the pupils love about the city. Ancient origins articles related to stokeontrent in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Together with the neighbouring boroughs of newcastleunderlyme and staffordshire moorlands, it is part of north staffordshire. History of stokeontrent synonyms, history of stokeontrent pronunciation, history of stokeontrent translation, english dictionary definition of history of stokeontrent. Books about stokeontrent area browse 24 photo books on stokeontrent and the surrounding area. More memories of stoke on trent paperback october 2003. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. The schools oldest and original building in this location is a grade ii listed structure which was previously a. It could include their favourite people, places or memories.

Leicestershire 22 books derbyshire 145 books telford and wrekin 8 books warwickshire 95 books worcestershire 54 books birmingham 1 books cheshire east 26 books dudley 5 books. The borough of stokeupontrent, in the commencement of. North staffordshire magazine even if you thought you would never have the slightest interest in stoke on trent, you cannot fail to be moved by this gorgeous book and its heartfelt message of hope. The worldwide reputation of stoke was secured by the products. Stokeontrent england see also whats at wikipedia, your library, or elsewhere broader term. In march 2016 we ran a survey to find the top stokeontrent 100 fiction books that all children should read before leaving primary school.

Mr d a johnson co william salt library, eastgate street, stafford st16 2lz tel no. Local memories longton judo club, dave small sentinel group photograph. Important information in line with current government guidelines, all non essential council services have been closed until further notice. Elijah fenton, poet, biographer and translator, was born at shelton on 25 may 1683. This book deals with the entire city, illustrating its wide variety of industries and the way of life of the people in the past. Hartshill, hope, botteslow, stoke, boothen, and northwood. Postcards from stoke is best seen on a desktop pc with a good 24. The development of the conurbation was largely 19th cent.