I had a walk around Longton last week while I was in Stoke-on-Trent, having moved away 6 weeks before, it was for the first time as a visitor rather than a resident. I spent best part of an hour walking around and looking at the old buildings, buildings that need some love, care and attention. Continue reading
Posted from Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom.
I remember when the first lot of treasure from the Staffordshire Hoard arrived at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in 2010, I went along to photograph it being unwrapped and also to the press launch of the exhibition.
I distinctly remember being told that the whole field and surrounding area had been searched for any other artefacts by specialist forensic teams and they could guarantee that there was nothing left in the field if people went with metal detectors, ‘not even a 2p out of the farmers pocket‘ was one quote. Continue reading
Posted from Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom.
Stoke-on-Trent, well Cheddleton actually, is getting a dead whale..
A whale which died after being beached on the Suffolk coast has been taken away to be rendered.
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Posted from Cheddleton, England, United Kingdom.
Only £2 return…
