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Miles Bank
Jeremiah Yates of Miles Bank was a leading Chartist supporter.
The Yate's house at
Miles Bank was large enough to be a centre of Chartist activity. Is
is described variously as a 'Coffee House' and 'Temperance Hotel'.
Yates was a very active Chartist.
Jeremiah Yates was selling Chartist literature and also 'Chartist
Beverage', a cheap coffee substitute, from his Miles Bank home.
In 1842 Thomas Cooper
(a leading Chartist from Leicester) visited Hanley to speak, he
lodged at Yates home. The coal miners were already on strike and at
a Chartist meeting there was rioting and violence. 100's were
arrested - including Jeremiah Yates and Thomas Cooper.
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Jeremiah Yates
Miles Bank, Hanley
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This picture
was taken from the Stafford Street which continues straight
ahead where the cart and tram are heading. - Miles Bank is
the area to the right where McIloy's frontage can be seen
disappearing.
McIlroy's
started business in 1883 and they should the shop to Lewis's
in 1935.
On the left
can be seen the edge of the Big Borough Pub on the corner of
Trinity Street and Stafford Street. This became Barclays Bank
and more recently a 'trendy wine bar' called "Trinity's"
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In
1893: Mr. Edmund Jones, Pharmaceutical and Dispensing Chemist,
The Medical Hall, Miles Bank, Hanley
The Medical Hall,
Miles Bank, Hanley
"The Medical Hall stands out conspicuously as
one of the most popular establishments of its kind in the Pottery district.
There is nothing which gains the gratitude either of human beings or the
lower animals so surely as conquest over physical pain or suffering, and the
success of the Medical Hall in this connection has been such as to command
the respect and confidence of the public"
"In 1888 Mr. Jones deemed it expedient to move
from the old premises in High Street to his present address, which was newly
erected and specially suited for the business. The establishment is
centrally situated, close to the tram terminus, a few minutes' walk from the
railway station and in the best business part of Hanley."
"Certain classes of complaints prevail in some
districts more than in others. In the Potteries affections of the throat,
chest and respiratory organs are particularly likely to occur, partly from
the climate and partly from the various special employments followed in the
district."
to the left is Fountain Square - to the right
is the Chemist shop once owned by Edmund Jones
c. late 1960's
- photo Ken Cubley -
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