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June
Burslem Summer Arts Festival
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CAMRA Beer Festival

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Glyndebourne on Tour

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Post Office Vaults
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Haydon House Hotel
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Crown Hotel
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A guide to Stoke-on-Trent

Latest reviews | Events in Stoke-on-Trent Stoke on Trent is actually made up of six towns, Tunstall at the northerly edge, Burslem, Stoke, Fenton and Longton at the southerly end with Hanley being Stoke on Trent City centre and collectively known as “The Potteries”. The area though can trace its history back to the latter part of the Stone Age but it seems that the poorly drained clay soil made life here very difficult. It was this clay soil though on which Stoke on Trent was to build its fame and fortune. In the 17th century the realisation that there were abundant supplies of clay, lead, salt and coal was enough to encourage entrepreneurs to establish their factories in the area. Josiah Wedgewood set up his business in 1759 by which time the area was already a major producer of earthenware and stoneware – from its fragmented beginnings to the factories and mass production that dominated the area life in the Potteries was changing. Other, now famous names, soon joined Wedgewood – Spode, Minton, Wood and Whieldon all gathered to reap the benefits and capitalise on the natural resources of the area. As the production of ceramics increased one Josiah Spode II developed a fine bone china process that was cheap to manufacture and demand soared ensuring the lasting success of the region. In order to ensure that it reached the markets the introduction of the railway network and canal system contributed to the increasing growth of the area. As the towns grew in size the first calls for them to be amalgamated into one was as early as 1817 – at this time Burslem was the largest of the towns. Through the 19th century the rationalisation of the towns grew and by 1910 it was complete resulting in the largest amalgamation of towns ever to have occurred in Britain and in 1925 Stoke on Trent gained city status. However the late 20th century saw a massive decline in the fortunes of the area, by now many of the local mines had closed and ceramics factories were closing in Stoke on Trent, there was no longer an appetite for heavy industry. The people of Stoke on Trent already had a growing tourist industry, it relied on the great names in ceramics and pottery to attract people but this was not enough. Then 1986 saw Stoke on Trent host the National Garden Festival – not only did this attract many thousands of visitors but it also gave Stoke on Trent a reclaimed site ripe for redevelopment. Today Stoke on Trent offers a diversity of cultural and entertainment activities that would embarrass some other larger cities, it is continuing to grow and thrive and for the resident or visitor there is probably no better place to be.