Stoke-on-Trent
English pottery center
Stoke-on-Trent is a city in the English Midlands, historically the center of Britain's ceramics industry—the Potteries.
Six towns merged in 1910 to form the city: Hanley, Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke, Fenton, and Longton.
The area gave rise to Wedgwood, Spode, and Royal Doulton.
She grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, surrounded by bottle kilns and clay dust.
Hardened clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
kiln · glaze · clay · throwing · wheel · firing · bisque · Wedgwood
Midlands county in England
- MidlandsEngland's central region
- EnglandLargest British country
- MerseyNorthwest England river
- canalDug water passage
conurbation · city · borough
Industrial product creation
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- MichelinFrench tire manufacturer
engineering · labor · production · factory · decline · regeneration · employment · working class
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- archivesStored historical documents
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- legacyWhat's passed down
ceramics
Hardened clay objects
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- earthenwareLow-temperature fired pottery
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
china · kiln · glaze · clay · throwing · wheel · firing · bisque · Wedgwood · Spode
Staffordshire
Midlands county in England
canal · conurbation · city · borough
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- textilesWoven or knit materials
Michelin · engineering · labor · production · factory · decline · regeneration · employment · working class · trade unions
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- archivesStored historical documents
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
Stoke-on-TrentBrighton
Sussex seaside resort
Bournemouth · Southampton · Exeter · Canterbury · Bath