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Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It has an estimated population of 259,965 (as of 2022), [ 6 ] [ 7 ] making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands .
Pages in category "History of Stoke-on-Trent" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Their association with Stoke-on-Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramic industry was mainly based in that city. Bottle kilns are found in other locations in England—for example, for Coalport porcelain and the Fulham Pottery in London. Abroad they can be found at the Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas.
Ford Green Hall is a Grade II* listed farmhouse [1] and historic house museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.The oldest parts of the house date from the late 16th century, with one wing being either added or greatly repaired at some point in the early 18th century.
Shelton Bar (Shelton Iron, Steel & Coal Company) was a 400-acre (1.6 km 2) major steelworks in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.In its heyday, Shelton Bar employed 10,000 in the steelworks, had five coal mines, a complete railway system, and a by-products processing factory.
The Spode Museum is based in Stoke-on-Trent, England, where Josiah Spode, known for his role in the Industrial Revolution, established his pottery business in 1774. The Spode Museum collection includes a ceramics collection representing 200 years of Spode manufacture, ranging from spectacular pieces made for Royalty, the Great Exhibitions and the very rich to simple domestic wares.
The museum opened on its current site in 1956 as the Stoke-on-Trent City Museum & Art Gallery. [1] [2] The building was designed by the city architect; J. R. Piggott.[1]The museum's Spitfire, was received from the Royal Air Force in 1972. [3]
By the early part of the 19th century the six towns that eventually became Stoke-on-Trent—Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton—were all established settlements. [4] Despite occupying only a small geographic area and all based around the pottery industry, there was little political or social co-operation between them.