| Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire |
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Current 'Did you Know?' |
 Lane
End and Longton were two separate townships?Confusion often arises over the location and names of Lane End and Longton. Originally they were two separate and contiguous townships which were incorporated in the of Borough of Longton in 1865. more  |
| Previous 'Did you Know?' |
 Gertie Gitana - the famous 1st World War solidiers 'sweetheart' and music hall singer was born in Stoke-on-Trent |
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Stoke-on-Trent is sinking - because of the coal and ironstone mining there have been incidents
of buildings sinking many feet and also holes opening up in the fields and
roads. By using satellite imaging it was showed that over a 2½ year period
between
a large portion of Stoke-on-Trent sank by up to 80mm. |
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There were two "ETRURIA" potter
works - one in Staffordshire, England and one in Trenton, America.. more |
 Josiah WEDGWOOD was a keen advocate of the
slavery abolition movement. more |
| Thomas WEDGWOOD was a
pioneer in the field of photography more |
| The sky-line of Stoke-on-Trent
was once dominated by 1000's of smoky bottle kilns more |
| The famous writer, Rudyard
Kipling, was named after a lake near Stoke-on-Trent? more |
| Josiah Wedgwood
I had his right leg amputated because of smallpox? more |
[ Questions / Comments / Contributions ? email: Steven Birks ]