Moorlands Old Times

A regular blog that uses the history of the communities of the Staffordshire Moorlands to illustrate the new

Showing posts with label Stoke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stoke. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 April 2013

1960s and North Staffs

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The mood at the beginning of the decade was cautiously optimistic. A Sentinel editorial ran; “The Nation depends on food we import a...
Sunday, 3 February 2013

1930s- the Gathering Storm

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In 1934 the Bradford born writer and play write JB Priestley came to Stoke as he journeyed around researching a book that described Br...
Wednesday, 10 October 2012

A stench in time- a history of smells

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A few weeks ago I received a letter from Shirley Williams thanking me for sending her an article I had written on her mother Vera Britta...
Friday, 29 July 2011

Working at Shelton Bar Steel Works

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It is over 30 years since I had a temporary job working at the steel works at Shelton Bar. I was working for cleaning contractors that was ...
Thursday, 16 December 2010

The late Robert Freeman

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I used to know the father of Robert Freeman the man whose murder was reported in the Sentinel with the result of the trial. Two men were...
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