Rules and Orders, Of The Potter's Union Society, Established at the Swan Inn, Burslem, On the Eighteenth Day of April 1825 - Document from the enoch Wood Scrapbook
Potter's Union Rule Book
This booklet outlines the rules and orders of the Potter's Union Society, established in Burslem in 1825 at the Swan Inn.
The contents of the rule book include coverage ...
Rules, Orders, and Regulations of the Radical Society of Shopkeepers and Others
Just who were the Radical Society of Shopkeepers and Others who produced this list of rules, orders and regulations?
It is most likely that anonymous local employers published this notice in order ...
Shelton Old Road, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph is looking along Shelton Old Road down towards the railway bridge and Stoke Road, where the A500 (Queensway) intersection is today. The cameraman was just round the corner from Hartshill ...
St Thomas' Place, Penkhull
Looking along St Thomas' Place towards St Thomas's Church ion Penkhull. On the corner on the left is the Marquis of Granby public house. In the centre of the road junction is an unusually painted Police ...
Staffordshire Pottery Manufacturers discuss Crime on the Canals - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
At the meeting described in this pamphlet, pottery manufacturers complained that their wares were regularly stolen in transit on the canals - despite precautions taken by some carriers.
This problem, ...
Stoke on Trent Central Ambulance Station, Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent
The photograph shows the old Central Ambulance Station at the south end of Boothen Old Road. The station had a group of three Nissen huts. It was closed in 1967 and relocated to Harpfields. Five ambulances ...
Stoke Town Hall, Glebe Street, Stoke
This building plan is of Stoke town hall on Glebe Street. It was built in 1834 and is now a Grade II listed building.
Diagrams (top to bottom):
- Front of the building
- Ground floor plan showing the ...
Stoke-on-Trent Police Station
The photograph shows the front of Stoke on Trent Police Station on Hartshill Road. The building has changed use to become site of the Coroner's Court and Chambers. This was a substation of the city force ...
T. Rowntree's New Invented Churn - Advertisement from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A New Invention and some Bold Claims
Advertisement for a new kind of milk churn consisting of two almost horizontal cylinders on a stand.
The manufacturer explains the advantages of using this churn ...
The Life, Trial, Character & Behaviour of Thomas Oliver - A local tragedy from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
This is the tragic life story of 28-year old former apprentice surgeon Thomas Oliver, once of Stourbridge and Rugby, then of Burslem.
"A diligent, regular and humane young man..."
The people of ...
The Police House, 138 Ford Green Road, Smallthorne
This plan is of the police house in Smallthorne which was a two storey building with a small cellar. Diagrams (clockwise from top):
- Site plan (Scale 1:100)
- The front of the police house
- The back ...
The Police Station, High Street, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent
The Police Station in Goldenhill was near the corner of High Street and Gilbert Street. The bus seen on the extreme left of the photograph was likely connected to the Stoniers garage which lay between ...
To the members of the Union and the working classes generally - a notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
An address to members of the potters' union, urging them not to be tempted into violence against their opponents.
In the early 1800s, times were hard and trade unions were barely recognised. Many employers ...
To the Nobility, Gentry, and all Descriptions of Persons interested in preserving or producing Fac-similies of their writings. Document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Ralph Wedgwood the Inventor
Ralph Wedgwood had patented an idea for a device that allowed writers to make numerous copies of documents as they were being written.
The idea was basically similar ...
To the People - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Reform
Printed notice advocating the use of non-violent means to achieve reform of the political system.
Britains political system was dominated and maintained by aristocratic landowners. The growing ...
To the Public - notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
John Carey of Lane End will no longer face charges that he has been involved in misconduct involving Wedgwood's employees.
This public notice confirms that he has not been guilty of obstructing the ...
Union Hotel and the old Fire Station, Longton
This photograph was taken at the junction of Uttoxeter Road and Commerce Street (off to the right) in Longton, signed with old style finger posts. The building on the left was the Union Hotel and to its ...
Unlawful Oaths - Document from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Twenty Pounds Reward
Notice from the North Staffordshire Coal Masters offering twenty pounds reward for information leading to the prosecution of anyone breaking the law under the Unlawful Oaths Act.
Abstracts ...