Stoke Through Time by Mervyn Edwards

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Stoke Through Time by Mervyn Edwards

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Stoke has changed and developed over the last century.

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Stoke Through Time by Mervyn Edwards

Stoke-upon-Trent, described as a village in 1795, grew rapidly from the 1820s and 1830s, by which time a new Anglican church had been built as well as new streets. Noted in a trade directory of 1829 as having 'many handsome houses, wharves, warehouses and earthenware manufactories', it became famous for pottery manufactured by the likes of Spode, Copeland, Minton and Goss. However, Stoke is not just the story of ceramics. Other forces shaped the development of the town, including the North Staffordshire Railway Company, the Michelin Tyre Company and even Stoke City FC. Entertainment venues and public houses contributed conspicuously to community life and were part of a vibrant town that began to decline from the 1970s. As Stoke struggles to reassert itself, this book looks back at more prosperous times.
Mervyn Edwards is the author of many published books on North Staffordshire history and is a weekly columnist for the Sentinel’s The Way We Were nostalgia magazine. He has appeared on BBC TV’s The One Show and Twenty Four Hours in the Past, and is a familiar voice on Radio Stoke. He was a local history tutor for the Workers’ Educational Association for eight years and helped to develop the education department at the now-defunct Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum, where he often acted in period drama for school groups. Mervyn runs an annual history programme in North Staffordshire. He is also MC of Burslem History Club and a member of the Potteries branch of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA).
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ISBN 13 9781445617275
ISBN 10 1445617277
Title Stoke Through Time
Author Mervyn Edwards
Series Through Time
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Year published 2013-10-15
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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