Trentham Gardens - Playground of the Potteries

Trentham Gardens - Playground of the PotteriesTrentham Gardens have been enjoyed by Potteries folk since the early nineteenth century. From the 1840s the gardens at Trentham became nationally renowned. The grounds were thrown opened to the public on special occasions most notably Stoke Wakes Week in August, during which it became a major leisure destination for the people of the Potteries and Newcastle under Lyme. From the 1920s the Sutherland family developed the Gardens commercially. Archive

He introduced clowns and performers of every persuasion to titillate his audiences

Authors RICHARD HOWELLS

This story of the City General is told by the hospital staff themselves - Ray interviewed many of the staff who were interested in various aspects of the Hospital's history and activities

Virginia Meir

archive film and re-enactments to bring the past to life

The Centenary commemorations at Halmer End in 2018 are included here - including the walk through the village by 500 people to the site of the pithead - acting as a fitting tribute to the men and boys lost at Minnie Pit and to all coal mining communities in North Staffordshire

re-enactments of Bennett passages selected by Arnold Bennett Society members

the ‘Elephant Trek’ of Billy Smart’s Circus from Stoke Station to Hanley in 1965

posters and rare film footage

plus interviews with Kevin Keegan

are interviewed about the changing nature of nursing practices and the Hospital over the years

circa 1947