Tuesday, 28 June 2011

A cannibal on the prowl- the gruesome case of Sam Thorley Leek 1777

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The proverb "Coming to Leek out of the noise" was still popular enough in the early 20 th century. I wonder if anyone still uses ...
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Monday, 27 June 2011

Arthur Berry on the Lost Pubs of Burslem Part 1 Listener 1979

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I sat down and wept when I remembered the lost pubs of Burslem- the demolished Star that stood when the Moonglow Ballroom stands now, on the...
Sunday, 26 June 2011

The Butterton Poltergeist 1877

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In April the Daily Mail reported on a case of poltergeist activity in the West Midlands. The case followed the classic type of poltergeist a...

Concern for home care for the elderly- a local case.

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The two women who arrived at my till looked close to exhaustion and they wanted to void their feelings of contempt at the management of the ...
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Saturday, 25 June 2011

Mark Twain visits Leek November 1899

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Mark Twain perhaps America’s most distinguished men of letter visited Leek on Wednesday 29 th November 1899. His signature appears in the v...
Friday, 24 June 2011

The Execution of Napoleon Cheadle Market Place May 1814

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The town of Cheadle will feel sensibly the beneficial effects of a lasting peace of which there is now a prospect from the extensive manufac...
Thursday, 23 June 2011

Farewell to Coffee Clique

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Coffee has been known and popular in Europe since the 17th century and in the following century Staffordshire Pottery manufacturers were sel...