A CENTURY OF THE POTTERIES : Events, People and Places over the 20th Century

ALAN TAYLOR

ISBN-13: 978-0750948999


This fine selection of photographs illustrates the transformation that has taken place in the Potteries during the 20th century, offering insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people during a century of change.

A Century of The Potteriesoffers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of The Potteries’ recent history are covered, famous occasions and individuals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. A Century of The Potteries provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered the appearance of The Potteries, and records the process of transformation.Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what The Potteries has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years of this new century.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: a history

ALAN TAYLOR

ISBN-13: 978-1860772450

Stoke-on-Trent was the name given to the amalgamation of six famous Potteries towns, the other five being Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Tunstall. This book deals with the entire City, illustrating its wide variety of industries and the way of life of the people in the past. The world-wide reputation of Stoke was secured by the products of the pottery manufacturers. The innovations of men like Josiah Wedgwood, Josiah Spode and the Adams family - who had been making pots since the 15th century - built up a world-beating industry. The author vividly records much of the characteristic Potteries scene, of bottle-kilns, pit-heads and workers’ cottages; and of the workers themselves, as they earned their living or enjoyed their recreations. Arnold Bennett, the City’s literary giant, would have loved this book.

VOICES OF THE POTTERIES

ALAN TAYLOR

ISBN: 0-7524-2276-6

This evocative and often humorous compilation of reminiscences records life as it used to be in the Potteries. A comprehensive and fascinating view of life is depicted including experiences of childhood, work, the war years and the village community.

For those who remember the people and places portrayed here, this record will awaken strong nostalgic memories; for people of a younger generation it will provide a valuable insight into the lives of their parents and grandparents.