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Burslem - Wedgwood Institute
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Image for a similar view taken in 2006. Since then, the library has been moved out of the building due to "structural problems".
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
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Burslem - north side of Queen Street
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
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Burslem - north side of Queen Street
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
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The Saggar Maker Public House, Burslem
Market Street Burslem. Only pub in the world with this name.
A SAGGAR is a fireclay container, usually oval or round, used to protect pottery from marking by flames and smoke during firing in a bottle oven.
The SAGGAR MAKER, is a skilled man, producing the finished saggar, using his thumb to make a near join between the side and the base.
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
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Leopard Inn, number 21 Market Place, Burslem
A listed building. Late 18C, refronted in 1830, Stucco with plain tile roof, 3 storeys
Burslem's Leopard held in 1765 the first meeting between Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Bentley, Erasmus Darwin and the engineer James Brindley which culminated in the cutting of the Trent and Mersey Canal.
"On Friday last I dined with Mr. Brindley, the Duke of Bridgewater's engineer, after which we had a meeting at the Leopard on the subject of a Navigation from Hull.... to Burslem"
– Josiah Wedgwood,11th March 1765.
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
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Old Town Hall, Burslem
The Old Town Hall adorned with the golden angel mentioned in Arnold Bennet's books. The building now houses the Ceramica exhibition.
Image: © David Stowell
Taken: 4 Nov 2006
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The Post Office Vaults Public house, Burslem
Corner of Market Place and Swan Square
Image: © Steven Birks
Taken: 2 Mar 2001
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City College (Haywood Sixth Form Academy)
Located in the Old Town Hall.
Image: © JThomas
Taken: 5 Jul 2024
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Burslem - north side of Market Place
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
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Burslem - old town hall on Market Place
Now part of the Ceramica Museum.
Image: © Dave Bevis
Taken: 2 May 2011
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