Stoke-on-Trent Local History

 

Stoke-on-Trent Federation

 
Federation of the six towns
31st March 2010 is the Centenary of the federation of the
six towns to form the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent

 

Federation of the six towns of the North Staffordshire Potteries took place on March 31st 1910.

The county borough of Hanley, the municipal boroughs of Burslem, Longton and Stoke together with the urban districts of Tunstall and Fenton now formed a single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. 

This section on Federation will be developed to give a comprehensive account of the people, places and event involved in the federation of the county borough of Stoke-upon-Trent.

New and updated sections will be indicated in the index below, if you have any contributions then they are welcome, email: Steve Birks
 

People involved in the federation:
 
  Geen, Frederick - Alderman of Stoke town and a "bitter anti-federationist"
  Malkin, Sydney - Alderman of Burslem town and pro-federation

Places & buildings involved in federation:

  Town Halls- the battle for the new council meeting place.

federation 'walks':
people, places and buildings connected with federation.

  City is born after historic Act
  Accountant was breath of fresh air - [Frederick Geen]
  Theatre legacy of Mother Town's civic bid - [Sydney Malkin]
  Duke of Sutherland supports federation
  Cecil Wedgwood - the first mayor after federation
  Leonard Grimwade - the federation spin-doctor
  Clerk met his match as police chief laid down law - [Eustace Joy & Frank Bunn]
  Fred Hayward - Co-op unionist, the peoples’ delegate
  Phillip Elliott - Tradesmen Councillors
  Women in Potteries politics

Resources:
 
  Definitions associated with local government and federation
  Key dates in the federation process