Daisy Bank Marl Hole, Longton

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Date:1910 - 1915 (c.)

Description:Industrial landscape with a view of Daisy Bank marl hole. Taken at Edensor, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.

These huge holes were created due to the large scale extraction of a type of clay called marl.

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Learn about marl holes at Staffordshire Past-Track.*

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Creators: Mr William Blake - Creator

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Source: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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