@ObsidianUrbex Thank you.
One of my grandparents is recorded in the census as a scolloper in Stoke.
#Potteries

The remains of Falcon Works, located in Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England). Demolition work started on this Grade II Listed building earlier this year, but the council halted work while investigations were done into concerns about if the historic kiln had been damaged.

#Photography #Pottery #Potteries #StokeOnTrent #Hanley #England #History #Ceramics

Urgent Need for Government Support to Save Potteries Ceramics Industry

The article emphasizes the critical situation faced by Staffordshire’s ceramics industry, highlighting the need for government intervention to preserve both the heritage and the future of the sector. While acknowledging the successful efforts to save Middleport Pottery through grants, the piece call... [More info]

@UberZeitgeist More rust belt. East Liverpool, OH. Church transept. #potteries #UKMidlands #Stoke #Tristate
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These are the last two originals in The Potteries Nostalgic Collection. I wanted to include these in the last post but didn't realise there is a restriction to how many images you can post, now I know, it's 4 lol.
#nostalgia #cobblestones #couples #staffordshire #bottlekilns #bottleovens #potteriesmuseum #potteries #stoke-artist #oatcakes #spitfire #art #artist
The flight of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in a Ford in pursuit of the Hogwarts Express. Real wizards don't look for easy ways!
#harrypotter #potteries #crossstich #handmade #HogwartsLegacy #hogwarts

A rare trip on the bus today. I love that the floor echoes the style of local Minton ceramic tiles.

#bus #PublicTransport #Potteries #StokeOnTrent

🗓️ The Potteries  FSFE local group is meeting on 19 Dec! 💕

And with a really appealing agenda: 😉

🎳 A social free bowling evening.
🍲 Hot food and 🍻 drinks, available purchase at the venue.
🫂 A chance to mingle with other like-minded people from #FSFE #Potteries and other local groups…
💬 And to catch up with #FreeSoftware discussions!

Are you going to be in the area? Stop by and say hello!

#SoftwareFreedom

https://wiki.fsfe.org/LocalGroups/Potteries#Meetings

LocalGroups/Potteries - FSFE Wiki

FSFE Potteries is a Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) local group that meets semi-regularly and runs projects, social events, and online meetings in order to spread free software in our area and the wider West Midlands region.

Great talks on All About the Place yesterday. Three on Stoke and the Potteries. My grandfather was a collier, but many of my family worked on the pot banks. New fact learnt - the term pot hole comes from when farmers, unable to work the poor soil, would dig out the clay from the roads to make coarse pots, literally creating a pot hole.
#Potteries #Stoke #Staffordshire #OnePlaceStudy #familyhistory