News of an Assassination - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
News of an assassination - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
News of an Assassination - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This is how news of an assassination spread across Staffordshire on 29 June 1800 - together with the offer of a generous £20 reward for information.
Notices like this one would have appeared in public ...
Notice from Ralph Wedgwood - Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Glazes and Ovens
Printed notice from inventor Ralph Wedgwood.
He claims to have devised a way of recycling waste pottery to make glaze.
The glaze is touted as being of superior quality to lead ...
Notice on weights and measures - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
During the early 1800s, people in the Potteries grew very wary about the use by dishonest traders of false weights and measures on market day.
Rip-off
It was the big 'rip-off' scandal of its time, ...
Notice regarding anti-social behaviour - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns locals that "riotous and disorderly" behaviour will not be tolerated in Burslem - especially on Sundays.
Bathing in the canal is another offence mentioned.
At a time when the church ...
Old Fire Station, Burslem
The old fire station was in Fountain Place at the top of Westport Road just along from the entrance to Enoch Wood's Fountain Place Pottery. At the time of the photograph it was occupied by Edwin Longmore's ...
Old Fire Station, Hanley
In the foreground is Hanley Fire Station and behind the premises of Webberley Ltd, printers, stationers and booksellers. The camera is looking down Parliament Square towards Percy Street.
The Fire ...
Old Police Station, Longton
The old Longton Police Station on Sutherland Road. this photograph is taken looking towards the junction with Anchor Road and Market Street. The Heathcote Hotel is the building with the round tower on ...
Patent Potter's Ovens - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Protecting ideas
Printed notice informing pottery manufacturers of Valentine Close and James Keeling's successful application for patent on a new oven design.
The new design promises to use less ...
Picket line at Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham
During the 1984/1985 miner's strike some miners continued to work and faced crossing the picket lines every day. Workers had to face their collegues who were striking, and therefore not receiving a wage, ...
Police sports and training ground, Finney Gardens, Bucknall
The City of Stoke on Trent Police Training and Sports ground in Finney Gardens. As well as the cricket sight screen there appear to be a couple of obstacles used to train police dogs.
Police Station, Sutherland Road, Longton
Glover's brewery was on this Sutherland Road site originally, until Joules of Stone bought them out in 1903. The police purchased the brewery from Joules, demolished it, and built this building. Longton ...
Report of the Committee of Police - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice summarises the resolutions of a general meeting in the Potteries.
Local men are calling for a local police force to be established in the area.
They resolve that a committee of local ...
Resolutions of a meeting of the inhabitants of Lane End - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1795 the people of Lane End had reached the end of their tether over suspicions that they were being ripped off.
Disputes arose at market as some dishonest traders knowingly used false weights and ...
Resolutions of a meeting of the inhabitants of Lane End - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
In 1795 the people of Lane End had reached the end of their tether over suspicions that they were being ripped off.
Disputes arose at market as some dishonest traders knowingly used false weights and ...
Resolutions of Burslem Parish Officers - from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice warns the people of Burslem about Sabbath-breaking, or misconduct on a Sunday.
Drunkenness, Tippling, Gaming...
The alleged wrong doings are described here in the following way:
"...the ...
Robbery and Murder - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
On 5 April 1813 at 7.30pm, Ralph Bowers of the Dolphin, in Shelton, was returning home across the fields from Lane Delph.
A violent and bloody attack
At Botteslow Green he was supposedly assaulted ...