Industrial Sites: learning package introduction page


	Industrial Sites
		Introduction 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 Helpful books and links


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	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!