Exploring Hanley’s Monuments and Stories

Explore Hanley Park and Hanley Cemetery through a guided walk and self-guided trail examining the stories behind some of Hanley's historic sites and the people connected to them.

Discover the lives and legacies of figures including George Howson, John Birchall and Edwin John Hammersley, and explore the connections between Hanley Park and Hanley Cemetery before culminating at the Hanley Cemetery War Memorial, which is about to be restored as part of the Centenary Restoration Fund. You will also be invited to contribute your own thoughts and reflections on the importance of remembering and caring for the city's monuments.

Do you have photographs, memories or stories connected to Hanley Park or Hanley Cemetery and its War Memorial? We'd love you to share them. Contributions can be submitted before, during or after the event through the following link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/5mt3vS6zBC. These contributions will help create both a physical and digital community memory archive, recording the stories that matter to local people.

This activity forms part of the Centenary Restoration Fund, a project made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, monuments across Stoke-on-Trent are being repaired and celebrated through a programme of conservation and community engagement activities.

Timings

Saturday 19 September:

Guided walk at 13:45. Self-guided trail available from 11:00 to 15:00.

Location & directions

Hanley Park Bandstand, Hanley, Staffordshire, ST4 2DU

Directions:

The starting point for the heritage trail and the meeting point for the guided walk will be the Hanley Park Bandstand. What3words address: https://what3words.com/scare.newest.slim.

Contact on day:

Ines Jorge

Telephone number:

+447432142469

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Pre-booking is required for the guided walk, but not for the self-guided trail.

Booking website:

https://reformheritage2.beaconforms.com/form/58769e66

Booking opens:

13 Aug 2026 12:00 AM

Booking closes:

18 Sep 2026 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

The route includes park and cemetery paths, some of which have steps and uneven surfaces, particularly between the park and the cemetery. A step-free route is available back from the Bandstand in Hanley Park. Please get in touch if you have any specific access requirements.

Additional information

Max number of people:

25

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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