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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
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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
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A Tunnel under Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Looks like I have a new tunnel to research! I have found out that apparently there is a tunnel hidden underneath Newcastle-under-Lyme. There are reports that a digger fell into the tunnel when working on the Aldi site. It apparently ran from Pool Dam to somewhere near the
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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'
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Stoke's Hidden Tunnel, Lost Canal and Its Victorian Hero
At the height of the industrial revolution, canals, railways and tramlines crisscrossed the landscape of Stoke-on-Trent. The now-defunct Newcastle-under-Lyme Canal was completed in 1800 and ran for over 3 miles from Newcastle to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Stoke. But did you know that
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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.
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Are There Hidden Tunnels Beneath Abbey Hulton?
There are always rumours of tunnels. The thought of a hidden subterranean world beneath our feet is always intriguing. Unfortunately, most of these rumours are simply not true. On this occasion, however, they turned out to be real—but they aren't quite tunnels. The History of Abbey Hulton
