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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

A New Castle, Built in the 12th Century, Is What Gives Newcastle-Under-Lyme Its Name

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A New Castle, Built in the 12th Century, Is What Gives Newcastle-Under-Lyme Its Name

Newcastle-under-Lyme was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, because there wasn't much there at that time. The town that we know and love now grew quickly around a castle that was built in the early 12th century. This castle was built to replace an old wooden fortress at

The Leopard, Burslem - A Rich History to a Bitter End

The Leopard, Burslem - A Rich History to a Bitter End

I think many of us expected this; the end of another heritage building that was lost to fire. It seems to be the way in which many of our old buildings end their life in Stoke-on-Trent. So much so actually, that it is a morbid running joke across the city.