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Industrial Sites
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Coal
Pottery
Steel
Textiles

Burslem - James 
    Sadler & Sons

Fenton - Thomas 
    Whieldon

Hanley - Shelton 
    Bar Steel Works

Longton - Aynsley
Stoke - Spode
Tunstall - Alfred 
    Meakin & Co.

Newcastle - 
    Coal mining

Leek - textiles

Railways
Canals

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23 pottery students examining rocks at Berry Hill Collieries Brickworks Department. Taken on Saturday 27th March 1926

Pottery students visiting Berry Hill Collieries Ltd. Brickworks Department, Saturday 27th March 1926. Image reproduced by kind permission of the British Coal Corporation.


This learning package takes you through the industrial history of the Potteries area. You can find out more about coal mining in Newcastle-under-Lyme, pottery manufacture in Stoke-on-Trent, steel production at Shelton Bar and textile factories in Leek. There is also information about the canals and railways of the area which were important links for bringing in raw materials and taking away finished goods.

Use the titles in the navigation bar on the left to find your way around, and enjoy exploring!