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See the three calcining bottle ovens known locally as 'Salt, Pepper and Vinegar' at close quarters and learn about how the manufactured products were used in the local pottery industry.

A Victorian Time Capsule - As seen on the Lloyds TV advert, Hidden Britain by Drone, Abandoned Engineering. A chance to visit Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, which closed in 1977 and became a museum. New Heritage Centre, NO UNDERGROUND TOURS

Trentham Parish Church opens all its doors to welcome visitors

Visit the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest bone China.

Follow in the footsteps of John Ward (1837-1906), an amateur geologist, palaeontologist and ichthyologist, known for collecting fossils from the coal mines of Staffordshire.

Christ Church is an Anglican church in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. It is in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent and Fenton, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building is Grade II listed.

Guided tour covering key features of the public areas of the station including Winton Square, memorial arch & platforms.

Find out about the engineers, navvies and canal carriers of The Potteries waterways with a tour around Etruria Junction and the Etruria Industrial Museum site.

Find out all about St. Mark's church and its rich history. Step inside the 'Potters Cathedral' and find out about craftspeople who helped to make it so special.

Do you have experience working in The Potteries, or a story to share about your connection with the ceramic history of Stoke-on-Trent?

Do you have experience working in The Potteries, or a story to share about your connection with the ceramic history of Stoke-on-Trent?

Join The Friends of Hanley Park, to celebrate 'Everyday Histories' and the working lives of the potteries. 19th September 11:00-2:00 Fun for all the family, as we celebrate the heritage of our city and look at how the park was maintained.

An opportunity to visit Bethesda Methodist Chapel, once known as the Cathedral of the Potteries. This beautiful Grade II* listed building seated up to 2500 people in its heyday, making it the largest place of worship in North Staffordshire.

We want to hear your memories of the Trent / Crescent Potteries and George Jones and Sons. Did you work there, know someone who did, or remember the site? Bring along your stories, photos or ceramics and help us uncover its history.

Join British Ceramics Biennial for a drop-in clay workshop in the heart of The Potteries. Learn about Our Time, Our Place, Our Heritage - an intergenerational project celebrating the people, skills and stories that have shaped life in Stoke-on-Trent.

Step into the everyday histories of the people who made Dudson, from the opening of the factory on Hope Street in 1810 to the thriving community hub we see today. Let's go on a journey of discovery together.

In this session you will get to visit Middleport Pottery, where you will find our employment cards from Burgess and Leigh, recorded between 1941-1942. See if you can find a relative, family name or even a complete stranger and learn about their job.

The Arnold Bennett Society at the former Dudson Pottery, which is just across the road from Arnold Bennett's birthplace. A day of displays, discussion, presentations and screenings featuring Bennett's writings on Stoke, its folk and its industry.

Explore the belfry, see tombs of world famous potters of Spode and Wedgwood, get up close to exquisite stained glass windows, Guided tours and launch of new self guided walks, both inside and in the grounds.

Visit this historic Catholic Church with a beautiful interior and parts of the building dating back to 1857.

Discover how a heritage art pottery operates – from design and shape creation to surface decoration – and meet the skilled workers who have spent decades mastering their craft.

See a display of Vintage Stationary Engines on Saturday 19th, Classic Vehicles on the Sunday 20th. Visit a canal side Potters' Mill (Bone and Flint) on both days from 1100 to 1630. Blacksmith demonstrations and other activities at the canals junction

A guided walk around the Potteries town of Fenton focussing on the community buildings created by industrialists William Baker and William Meath Baker, which included everything from factories to houses, the library, church and town hall.

Step inside one of Stoke-on-Trent’s remarkable surviving industrial buildings and discover the story of Oliver’s Mill – from the everyday working lives that supported the world-famous Potteries to ambitious plans for its future.

Find out what life was like for an ordinary person working and living at the Hall.

Join us for a guided walk between Fenton War Memorial and Glebedale Park Memorial, exploring local history, community memories, and the stories behind the two monuments.

Join us for a free, expert talk on the the 'Ellastone Fastener' and other Bronze Age treasures by Petra Jones of the British Museum.

Join Phil Rowley to explore the lives of Potteries folk in the 1930s.

Join Potteries Heritage Society on the trail of a pioneering canal engineer and a forgotten branch canal.

St Bartholomew's Church Norton-le-Moors is a Grade II listed. building, with outstanding views towards the Staffordshire Moorlands. Visitors to the belfry and the Church will be able to learn more about its fascinating history.

Explore the stories of the people who shaped Hanley on a walk through Hanley Park and Hanley Cemetery, ending at Hanley Cemetery War Memorial.

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A self-guided audio tour of Stoke-on-Trent, exploring the potters, kilnsmen, decorators and miners who fired the Six Towns.