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In 1812, two candidates - Walhouse and Wrottesley - were fighting for the votes of Stoke-on-Trent's electors.
"Sir John Wrottesley has withdrawn from the contest and left the party in the lurch."
Wrottesley pulled out of the race, claiming that he had been drawn into a cont...
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In May 1812, a two-horse race was underway to see who would become Staffordshire's next Member of Parliament.
Walhouse vs. Wrottesley
This notice favours the Tory candidate, Mr. Walhouse, at the expense of Sir John Wrottesley.
The authors effectively dismiss Wrottesley a...
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This notice calls upon the electors of Stoke-on-Trent not to promise their votes to any aspiring Member of Parliament just yet.
Who should they vote for?
The author urges them to wait until they have considered a new candidate of "Conservative, but Liberal principles."
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In the early 19th century, one factor alone decided whether or not men could vote - while women were denied completely:
You had to own or be a tenant of freehold property worth at least 40 shillings.
Although this is only £82 in today's money, few people could claim this sort of we...
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Front row: 2nd from right is Dennis Ridge, 3rd from right is Frank Frost. At this time Frank lived in Eversley Road, Normacot and was about 17 years old.
The photograph was taken in the grounds of the church at Box Lane, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent.
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The steam locomotive is pulling a load of flat trucks loaded with mine tubs. Coal would have been carried in this way from the mine to a washery at a different location. The driver stands on the footplate to have his picture taken.
"Cannock Wood" was built for the London, Brighton and South ...
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In 1831, former Member of Parliament for Coventry Richard Edensor Heathcote, was battling to become MP for Stoke-on-Trent.
Heathcote was a Longton-born Liberal politician who was keen to secure equal rights for Britain's Roman Catholics.
Quiz
This notice, signed by a mys...
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Lantern slide illustrating the problem known as "crazing" on the surface of a piece of ware with a porous body.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder containing approximately sixty re...
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Industrial landscape with a view of Daisy Bank marl hole. Taken at Edensor, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
These huge holes were created due to the large scale extraction of a type of clay called marl.
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One of the most keenly contested issues of the early 1830s was the proposed Reform Act.
The Reform Act
The politician Earl Grey wanted to re-jig the parliamentary system to make sure that growing industrial areas were properly represented in Parliament.
These areas were ...
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The two men standing on footplate are the driver and the stoker, whose job it was to keep the coal fire burning which produced the steam to propel the engine.
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 This extinguisher is a copper turn-over type with a circular handle on top and hose on shoulder. Made by James Hall, Oldham.
A great variety of metal-bodied fire extinguishers were developed from about 1900. Many were developed to deal with new problems such as electrical, motor vehicle, oil ...
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