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Rediscovering the Potteries: Must-See Stops at Stoke-on-Trent's Heritage Festival

Rediscovering the Potteries: Must-See Stops at Stoke-on-Trent's Heritage Festival

Behind the Scenes: Exclusive Tours and Talks at Stoke-on-Trent's Heritage Festival

Hidden History, the Tunnels and Passages Underneath Staffordshire

Hidden History, the Tunnels and Passages Underneath Staffordshire

You cannot walk anywhere in Staffordshire without there being a rumour of a tunnel or some secret passageway beneath your feet. Whether you are in a town or village, or out in the countryside. It may be part of an old mine, we have plenty of them in Staffordshire. Or

Chatterley Whitfield

chatterley whitfield

Chatterley Whitfield

This weekend we had the fantastic opportunity to have access to the amazing time capsule that is Chatterley Whitfield. It is probably one of the most recognisable sights on the Stoke-on-Trent horizon and is the best surviving example of a deep mine in England. The largest mine on the North

Mow Cop Tunnel & Tramway

Mow Cop Tunnel & Tramway

Did you know that there was a hidden tunnel below Mow Cop? Mow Cop is very well known throughout Staffordshire and Cheshire for its folly or little castle. Sitting proud and high above its surroundings, it can be seen for many miles atop its gritstone throne. However, we aren'

There Are WW2 Bombs Hidden Underneath Staffordshire

There Are WW2 Bombs Hidden Underneath Staffordshire

The Fauld Explosion At 11:11 am on the 27th of November 1944, an explosion occurred that would forever change the face of the Staffordshire countryside. Near the small, rural village of Hanbury, the Royal Air Force (RAF) had chosen a gypsum mine as their underground ammunition store during WW2.

Stoke-on-Trent Is Sinking - Into the Thousands of Disused Mines Beneath It

Stoke-on-Trent Is Sinking - Into the Thousands of Disused Mines Beneath It

A History of Coal Mining in Stoke-on-Trent Coal and Ironstone have been mined in Stoke-on-Trent from as early as 1282 and continuing right up to 1998. The city sits upon the North Staffordshire Coalfield, which is an area of nearly 100 square miles, the majority of it underneath Stoke-on-Trent and