68-654: The Staffordshire Potteries is the industrial area encompassing the six towns Burslem , Fenton , Hanley , Longton , Tunstall and Stoke (which is now the city of Stoke-on-Trent ) in Staffordshire , England . North Staffordshire became a centre of ceramic production in the early 17th century, due to the local availability of clay , salt , lead and coal . Hundreds of companies produced all kinds of pottery, from tablewares and decorative pieces to industrial items. The main pottery types of earthenware , stoneware and porcelain were all made in large quantities, and
136-590: A ford at Longport , part of the major pack horse track out of the Peak District and Staffordshire Moorlands to the Liverpool /London road. The name refers to the Old English personal name Burgweard and the former Forest of Lyme (reflected in the nearby town of Newcastle-under-Lyme ). As far back as the late 12th century, a thriving pottery industry existed, based on the fine and abundant local clays . After
204-584: A formal ceremony. Professional darts player Phil Taylor is from Burslem. Burslem is the site of one of the two campuses of Stoke-on-Trent College ; the College states that it is the largest Further Education college in Stoke and North Staffordshire. The campus specialises in media-production and drama. Stoke Studio College, a studio school for 13- to 19-year-olds opened at the college campus in September 2013. Within
272-498: A live music venue and was extensively renovated, but it did not reopen after the COVID lockdown . In January 2021 it was sold to a development company who proposed redeveloping the rear into luxury apartments while retaining the pub; in February 2021 Stoke-on-Trent City Council declared it an Asset of Community Value. The following January, an illegal cannabis grow was discovered inside
340-472: A major commercial hotel, but reduced demand for rooms led to the extension being closed off in 1956. The rediscovery of this section of the building in 2007 led to tales of hauntings and ghost tours. Bass Breweries bought The Leopard in 1965 and renovated the restaurant, which they named the Arnold Bennett Suite. The building was Grade II listed on 18 April 1972. In the 21st century it became
408-528: A manufacturing decline during the 1980s and '90s. Traditional Victorian architecture and Edwardian period terraced houses dominate the town. New housing developments are underway on the Sadlers Factory site and around Woodbank Street. Heavy industrial employment (mines, steel and pots) has left a legacy of ill-health among many older people, but there is the Haywood Hospital (High Lane, Burslem) and
476-484: A six-mile radius from Burslem there are three universities; Staffordshire at Shelton, Keele University , and Manchester Metropolitan 's large Art & Design campus at Alsager . The town is elevated and is not prone to flooding. The town's municipal park , designed by the landscape architect Thomas Hayton Mawson , was opened in 1894. It is protected by a Grade II* designation on the Register of Parks and Gardens . It
544-527: A son, David ap Gwion, and therefore there can be no truth in the story that she later married into the Corbet family of Caus Castle (near Westbury, Shropshire ) and later, Moreton Corbet Castle . Ellesmere was ordered to be attacked by King Henry III in 1231, but Llywelyn retained control of the lordship until his death in 1240. In 1241 King Henry III ordered John le Strange to repair the wooden castle of Ellesmere. The lordship appears to have later passed into
612-410: Is a primary and nursery school for boys and girls aged 4–11. In 2013 Lakelands School became an academy. Lakelands Academy provides state-paid education for boys and girls in the 11–16 age range (for whom schooling is compulsory) and its former pupils include Luke Preston . Several other nearby schools serve the wider community, such as Welshampton Church of England School, which recently scored among
680-577: Is a town in the civil parish of Ellesmere Urban, in Shropshire , England; it is located near to the Welsh border , the towns of Oswestry and Whitchurch , and the Welsh city of Wrexham . It is notable for its proximity to a number of prominent meres . Ellesmere Castle was probably an 11th-century motte-and-bailey castle most likely built by either Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury , or his son Roger
748-700: Is a traditional Friday street market, and street carnivals in May and December. The major football club Port Vale is based in Burslem at Vale Park . The team currently plays in League Two, England's fourth division. Near to the town is Burslem Golf Club, a 9-hole course which once had singer Robbie Williams as a Junior Captain. It was opened on 28 September 1907 by vaudeville entertainer and golfer Sir Harry Lauder . On 29 September 2007 his great-nephew Gregory Lauder-Frost as guest-of-honour rededicated it for another century in
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#1732873227672816-601: Is about 60 minutes away by train. Burslem railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway opened on 1 November 1873 on the Potteries Loop Line . It closed in the 1960s and the site and trackbed are now a greenway. Burslem's most famous sons include the potter Josiah Wedgwood , the watercolour painter James Holland (1800–1870), Ian " Lemmy " Kilmister, the founder, bassist and lead singer of Motörhead , and Robbie Williams , who
884-527: Is currently based in the School of Art, after the Venetian Gothic Wedgwood Institute closed for safety reasons early in 2009. Ceramica was a new award-winning ceramics family attraction, based in the imposing old Town Hall and funded by Millennium Lottery money but due to the loss of council funding has been closed. The Queen's Theatre has regular concerts and an annual pantomime. There
952-553: Is the setting for one of his most famous works, the Clayhanger trilogy. Burslem's centre benefits from having an almost-intact medieval street-plan and countless fine old buildings, and a townscape which almost-totally escaped re-development during the 1960s and 1970s. After being under-used for years, the Burslem School of Art has been refurbished at a cost of £2.1m and offers several large free art galleries. The free Public Library
1020-568: The Black Death , Burslem emerges in the records as a medieval town – St John the Baptist's Church on Cross Hill, with a stone tower dating from 1536, was extended in the 18th century, and is still standing and in use. Until the mid-1760s Burslem was relatively cut off from the rest of England: it had no navigable river nearby, and there were no good and reliable roads. By 1777 the Trent and Mersey Canal
1088-649: The National Cycle Network . The Trent and Mersey canal is said to see over 10,000 narrowboats a year using it. The former Burslem Canal was constructed in 1805 and remained open until 1961 when it was breached. The Burslem Canal was a branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal running from the junction near to Newport Lane (opposite the old steel works) through to the Furlong Lane area of Middleport. The nearest international airports are Manchester and Birmingham ; each
1156-516: The River Trent . After shipping by pack horses to the watermills local to the potteries, or to commercial flint grinding mills in either the Churnet Valley or Moddershall Valley , it was sorted to remove flint that had reddish hues, then heated to 1,200 °C (2,200 °F) to create an easily ground product. A group involving James Brindley later patented a water-based process that reduced
1224-682: The Shropshire Union Canal . During its construction, Telford lived in a house next to the canal in Ellesmere, which still stands today. Ellesmere no longer has a railway, but it was once on the Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway main line of the Cambrian Railways . However, the section from Whitchurch to Welshpool (Buttington Junction), via Ellesmere, Whittington , Oswestry and Llanymynech , closed on 18 January 1965 in favour of
1292-560: The Wrekin TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Shropshire , Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire , Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire , Smooth West Midlands , Heart West Midlands , and Capital North West and Wales . The Border Counties Advertizer and Shropshire Star are the town's local newspapers. The town also has a semi-professional football club, Ellesmere Rangers FC , who play their home games at Beech Grove. They are currently members of
1360-617: The preceptory of Dolgynwal ( Ysbyty Ifan , Denbighshire, on the banks of the River Conwy ) had been united with Halston , which was subsequently the administrative centre for all Knights Hospitaller estates in North Wales . Dolgynwal, which had been founded c. 1190, had acquired Ellesmere Church, its most substantial property, from Llywelyn the Great in 1225 In 1435, Griffin Kynaston, Seneschal of
1428-638: The 18 km World Heritage Site which includes Chirk Aqueduct and Pontcysyllte Aqueduct . It was originally known as the Ellesmere Canal . Thomas Telford was overall director of its construction. Work lasted from 1793 to 1805 with the aim of linking Chester on the River Dee and the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port (named after the town) with Shrewsbury , but it never got that far due to rising costs and completion of alternative routes which later became
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#17328732276721496-401: The 1870s with the addition of more than 50 bedrooms in the rear. In 1765 it was the location of the first meeting between Josiah Wedgwood , Thomas Bentley , Erasmus Darwin and James Brindley to discuss the building of what became the Trent and Mersey Canal ; as The Tiger, it appears in several of Arnold Bennett 's "Five Towns" novels. It was a coaching inn and after the rear extension,
1564-443: The 1970s; but specialist makers ( Steelite ) and smaller producers of high-value ceramics ( Burleigh , Wade , Moorcroft ) are thriving. Burslem is emerging as a centre for small, freelance creative businesses working in sectors such as fine art, animation and crafts as well as pottery. The number of shops in the town centre have markedly declined, hit by the impact of nearby out-of-town retail parks that offer free parking. However,
1632-559: The 19th century include Spode , Aynsley , Burleigh , Doulton , Dudson , Mintons , Moorcroft , Davenport , Twyford , and Wedgwood . The Chartist 1842 General Strike was ignited by striking miners at collieries in the Potteries, and led to the 1842 Pottery Riots . William Hines and his brother Thomas Hines established the pottery firm Hines Brothers in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent and built Heron Cross Pottery in 1886, particularly making
1700-605: The Doomsday Survey – for even in that early date Burslem was a place of some importance – the town appears, as "Burwardeslyn;" and frequent mention is made of it in ancient documents during the Middle Ages." At the 1991 census count, the population of Burslem was 21,400. A study by consultants Atkins, working from the United Kingdom Census 2001 data, showed that the Burslem population is steady and has not declined despite
1768-466: The Earl of Bridgewater erecting wharves and warehouses on the canal. The canal gave access to bulky materials, such as timbers for building, iron, and coal, and allowed the building of an adjacent gas works. At the head of the canal was an iron foundry, Bridgewater Foundry, which manufactured agricultural implements and also some of the ironwork required by the canal. In 1863 Ellesmere gained railway access when
1836-566: The George Hotel in the 1860s before murdering his wife Jane at his father's house in Boston, Lincolnshire . Despite pleas for clemency he was hanged at Lincoln Castle on 1 April 1872 and his body interred with other executed felons in the interior of the Castle's Lucy Tower, where it can still be seen. William Clowes , one of the founders of Primitive Methodism , was born in Burslem as was John Bennett
1904-447: The Great married Joan, Lady of Wales illegitimate daughter of King John and Ellesmere was given to them as a wedding gift. Llywelyn's mother was Marared (Margaret), daughter of Madog ap Maredudd , Prince of Powys . There is evidence that, after her first husband Iorwerth's death, Marared married in the summer of 1197, Gwion, the nephew of Roger Powys of Whittington Castle . She seems to have pre-deceased her husband, after bearing him
1972-516: The Lordship of Ellesmere, (born at Stocks of landed gentry – descended from the princes of Powys ), gave evidence at Shrewsbury to confirm the age of John Burgh, Lord of Mowthey, sponsored by Lord John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury , Lieutenant of Ireland . Griffin's fourth son, Sir Roger Kynaston , was appointed for life as Escheator and Sheriff of Merioneth and became Constable of Harlech Castle and Sheriff of Shropshire . Humphrey Kynaston ,
2040-539: The Mere was constructed in 1812 from soil dug out during the making of the gardens at Ellesmere House. This was later named Moscow Island , as Napoleon was forced to retreat from Moscow that year. The Mere has a visitors' centre and is popular with birdwatchers , many of whom visit to see grey herons nesting. There are eight other meres nearby: Blakemere, Colemere, Crosemere, Kettlemere, Newtonmere, Whitemere, Sweatmere and Hanmer Mere . The civil parish which constitutes
2108-509: The Poitevin at Castlefields overlooking the Mere. Only its earthworks now remain, with the top of the motte being used for the bowling green , which still commands a fine view. In 1114, King Henry I gave Ellesmere to William Peverel as a part of the Maelor , which included Overton and Whittington at that time. His descendants retained Ellesmere until apparently the late 1140s when the lordship
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2176-467: The Staffordshire industry was a major innovator in developing new varieties of ceramic bodies such as bone china and jasperware , as well as pioneering transfer printing and other glazing and decorating techniques. In general Staffordshire was strongest in the middle and low price ranges, though the finest and most expensive types of wares were also made. By the late 18th century North Staffordshire
2244-549: The United Reformed Church was opened on Moorland Road, initially named the Woodall Memorial Congregational Church, in memory of William Woodall MP . In 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent , and the borough was granted city status in 1925. The new town hall was built in 1911 on Wedgwood Place, in neo-classical style, designed by Russell and Cooper. Many of
2312-521: The area, but at a small fraction of the levels at the peak of the industry. The boom came after the discovery in 1720 by potter John Astbury of Shelton , that by adding heated and ground flint powder to the local reddish clay he could create a more palatable white or Creamware . The flint was sourced from either the South Coast of England or France, then shipped to the Port of Liverpool or to Shardlow on
2380-691: The city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England . It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of 6,490 in the 2021 Census. Burslem is on the eastern ridge of the Fowlea Valley, the Fowlea being one of the main early tributaries of the River Trent . Burslem embraces the areas of Middleport , Dalehall, Longport, Westport, Trubshaw Cross, and Brownhills. The Trent & Mersey Canal cuts through, to
2448-721: The classic brown earthenware teapots and tea services for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The business was taken over in 1907 and became the Kensington Pottery in Hanley in about 1922: this pottery continued until 1937. It is understood that in about 1850 William Hines was born either in Ellesmere , Shropshire or in St Oswalds , Welsh Marches. He married Mary Mellor on 10 March 1875 and remarried when she died (reportedly not until
2516-468: The costs of maintenance and repair. The ashes of the novelist Arnold Bennett were interred in his family tomb in the cemetery, following his death in 1931. The nearby A500 gives access to the M6 motorway . Longport railway station offers direct connections south into Stoke, east to Derby and Nottingham , and north to Crewe and Manchester . The town is straddled by two major off-road cycle paths, part of
2584-470: The evening economy is still active with a wide range of bars and restaurants mainly serving English and Indian food. The Market Hall , a Grade II listed building dating from 1879, lying between the market place and Queen Street, was in use until 2003, closing after its condition was judged unsafe. At Spring 2002 unemployment was 4.1% or 1,526 people in the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency; almost
2652-535: The evening of his marriage telling his second wife that he already had six children). He became a prominent rider in the North Staffordshire Hunt and owner of a stable of horses. He spent considerable money building Wesleyan chapels. There is a Hines Street in Fenton. Burslem Burslem ( / ˈ b ɜːr z l ə m / BURZ -ləm ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley , Tunstall , Fenton , Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of
2720-467: The first large town in the UK without one. Local television services is provided by BBC Midlands Today and ITV News Central . Local radio stations are BBC Radio Stoke , Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire , Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire , 6 Towns Radio and HitMix Radio , a community based radio station. In 2007 a social enterprise newspaper, Local Edition , become one of
2788-469: The first newspapers to cover the area regularly. The newspaper covered Burslem, as well as surrounding areas including Tunstall, Middleport and Cobridge, giving a voice to the people in the community. The newspaper ceased publication in 2008 and its archive is online. The Leopard public house, also known as the Leopard Inn, dates to the late 18th century. The building was refronted about 1830 and expanded in
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2856-462: The generation of fine siliceous dust , lessening workers' risk of developing silicosis . In the early 1900s the process was converted to grinding bone , which had a similar effect. With the coming of pottery products distribution by railway that began in the 1840s, mainly by the London and North Western Railway and Midland Railway , there was a considerable increase in business. Potteries active in
2924-678: The hands of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd or his brother Dafydd ap Gruffydd , grandsons of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth and last of the native Princes of Wales . The castle fell to royal troops from Chester during March 1282. In 1287, Oliver Ingham , who was an English commander and administrator in Aquitaine during the War of Saint-Sardos and early Hundred Years War was born in Ellesmere and granted custody of Ellesmere Castle in 1321. His daughter Joan married Robert ("Roger") le Strange, 4th Baron Strange, son of Lord Strange of Knockin and Isolda de Walton. By 1294,
2992-481: The highest in the country in OFSTED reports in all categories. A short distance outside the town is Ellesmere College , a public (i.e., private) boarding school founded in 1884 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard for sons of the middle classes. It is now a fully co-educational school catering for pupils from 7–18. Local news and television programmes are BBC West Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals are received from
3060-571: The largest natural meres in England outside the Lake District and one of nine glacial meres in the area. ('glacial' means that the depression occupied by the mere was the location of a block of ice that persisted at the end of the last ice age ). These meres are different from those in the Lake District in that they do not have a flow of water into them to maintain the level. An artificial island in
3128-642: The more viable alternative route via Shrewsbury. Ellesmere was also the terminus of the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway branch line to Wrexham (Central) , via Overton-on-Dee , Bangor-on-Dee and Marchwiel . This line closed on 10 September 1962. Ellesmere railway station still stands albeit derelict and disused. The nearest active station to Ellesmere is Gobowen for Oswestry which is about 8 miles away. Bus services are operated by Arriva Midlands , Lakeside Coaches and Tanat Valley Coaches. The main services are as follows: The town has two schools. Ellesmere Primary School
3196-476: The new line arrived from Whitchurch. In July 1864 the extension of the line to Oswestry was completed, and in 1895 the line opened from Ellesmere to Wrexham. The station had a large goods yard, and a siding to a livestock dock. A new cattle market was opened adjacent to the cattle dock in December 1869. In particular the Ellesmere area was known for its cheese making, and a considerable proportion of Cheshire cheese
3264-484: The new £300-million University Hospital of North Staffordshire is just three miles away by road. There were two electoral wards covering Burslem at the 2011 census, Burslem Central and Burslem Park. At the 2011 census the ethnic demographics of the Burslem Central ward were: At the 2011 census the ethnic demographics of the Burslem Park ward were: Industrial scale pottery production has drastically declined since
3332-496: The nineteenth-century industrial heritage, buildings and character have survived intact. "Burslem, an ancient town, with a market held for a long period by custom, and subsequently sanctioned by an act of parliament, is about three miles from Newcastle and two from Hanley, entitled to the precedence of other towns in this district, as claiming to be the mother, as it is the metropolis, of the Staffordshire Potteries ." "In
3400-417: The novels of Arnold Bennett evoke Victorian Burslem, with its many potteries, mines, and working canal barges. The Burslem of the 1930s to the 1980s is evoked by the paintings and plays of Arthur Berry . Burslem contains Britain's last real working industrial district (i.e. where people live within walking distance of the factories of a single heavy industry, in this case, the potteries) and thus much of
3468-478: The number of repeat visits; around 80 per cent of visitors have previously been here. Burslem has a variety of strong tourist attractions; Burleigh, Moorcroft, Festival Park, its many pubs , and the Trent & Mersey Canal. The Old Town Hall is one of the largest buildings in Burslem. It also has the legacy of novelist Arnold Bennett , who refers to the town and many of its streets with thinly disguised names: e.g. Burslem/"Bursley", Swan (Square and Pub)/"Duck". It
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#17328732276723536-549: The parish was abolished and split to form "Ellesmere Urban" and " Ellesmere Rural ". There was a tannery located on the edge of the Mere in what is now known as Cremorne Gardens. These gardens were given to the people of Ellesmere by Lord Brownlow who was heavily involved in the Edward VIII abdication crisis of 1936. North Shropshire and the Cheshire Plain has always been a region well suited to dairy produce, and Ellesmere
3604-459: The port of Liverpool , where ships sailed to all parts of the world. In 1806 a July Fair was introduced (in addition to the regular fairs in February, April, August and November) this being for the sale of "horned cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, leather, grain, butter, cheese, wool, bacon, hops, and every other produce of land". The Ellesmere Canal was said to offer speedy and safe conveyance to Chester, Liverpool, Manchester , etc., and North Wales, with
3672-510: The potter. Sarah Benett (1850–1924), the Suffragette , member of the WSPU and social reformer lived in Burslem from 1894. William Boulton 's Providence Works and Foundry was based in Burslem, which designed and made the machinery that revolutionised the pottery industry in the second half of the 19th century. Ellesmere, Shropshire Ellesmere ( / ˈ ɛ l z m ɪər / ELZ -meer )
3740-589: The same rate as the West Midlands as a whole. In Burslem at 2001 unemployment was 3.2% and declining. In 2005, the building of business park units in the town. Further business parks are planned for 2006/7 just to the north in Chatterley Valley, and the south in Etruria Valley. In 2019 it was reported that the town's last bank had closed, leaving the town without any free to use cash machines , making it
3808-473: The site of the Shelton Bar steelworks . The Peak District National Park begins just ten miles north-east of Burslem. The cemetery, to the east of Sneyd Hill Park, was laid out in 1879 as a combined burial ground and recreational park. It covers 11.4 acres, and comprised walks, rides, lodges and a chapel, situated at the centre. The chapel was demolished by the council in 2008 on the basis of lack of use and
3876-615: The son of Roger and his second wife Elizabeth Grey was, in 1491, declared an outlaw by King Henry VII and took shelter in a cave in the west point of Nesscliffe Rock, called to this day "Kynaston's Cave". He was pardoned in 1493. The former Marcher Lordship of Ellesmere (formerly a Hundred in its own right) was annexed to Shropshire and the Hundred of Pymhill by section 11 of the Laws in Wales Act 1535 . Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere ,
3944-500: The town is Ellesmere Urban ; the surrounding parish, covering a large rural area, is Ellesmere Rural . The A495 and A528 roads cross at Ellesmere. The latter runs 15 miles south-southeast from Ellesmere to the county town, Shrewsbury . The town lies beside the Llangollen Canal with a short side arm reaching the town centre wharf. The canal eventually terminates just outside Llangollen at Llantysilio after passing through
4012-460: The vacant building, and it was then badly damaged in a suspected arson fire. The city council announced the formation of a Heritage Congress to protect historic properties in Stoke-on-Trent. In June 2024, the owners submitted a proposal to convert the building to a shop and 17 one-bedroom assisted living flats. Around 5 million tourists visit Stoke-on-Trent each year, supporting around 4,400 direct jobs. Stoke shows its popularity through
4080-439: The west and south of the town centre. A little further west, the West Coast Main Line railway and the A500 road run in parallel, forming a distinct boundary between Burslem and the abutting town of Newcastle-under-Lyme . To the south is Grange Park and Festival Park, reclaimed by the Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival . The Domesday Book shows Burslem (listed as Bacardeslim ) as a small farming hamlet, strategically sited above
4148-404: Was a major shareholder in Port Vale and whose family are still resident in the area. Darts legend and 16-time world champion Phil Taylor was born, raised and also worked in the town. In the 17th century, Molly Leigh was resident of the town, she was accused of being a witch before her death in 1748. Painter James Astbury Hammersley also came from Burslem. William Frederick Horry owned
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#17328732276724216-466: Was a thriving market town with several fairs during the year in which dairy produce and livestock were sold. The Shrewsbury to Wrexham turnpike road, passing through Ellesmere, was created in 1752 which used tolls to maintain the road, and so improved transport. Later turnpike roads connected Ellesmere to Whitchurch and Oswestry. The opportunities for trade further increased from 1805 when Ellesmere gained its canal connection to Ellesmere Port and hence to
4284-628: Was acquired, probably by force, by Madog ap Maredudd of Powys . Madog died in 1160 and Ellesmere came into the hands of King Henry II . In 1177 King Henry II gave the manors of Ellesmere and Hales in England to Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd (who already had a castle at Rhuddlan and was, by this time, the sole ruler of Gwynedd . Earlier, in the summer of 1174, Dafydd had married Emme of Anjou, half sister of Henry, and sister of Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey , both illegitimate children of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou ). Dafydd remained Lord of Ellesmere until his death in 1203. In mid-April 1205, Llywelyn
4352-402: Was born Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, in London in 1800. A patron of the arts , in 1848 he purchased at auction for 355 guineas from the estate of Richard Temple-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos , the only known (or suspected) portrait of William Shakespeare in existence. Ellesmere Island in Canada was named after him. In 1891 the civil parish had a population of 5507. In 1894
4420-413: Was laid out on derelict land next to the Potteries Loop Line . Mawson also used reclaimed land as the site of Hanley Park , which he designed around the same time. Both parks include water features. There are also later examples of reclaimed green space near Burslem, such as the Westport Lake , a 1970s project, and the legacy of the 1986 National Garden Festival , which imaginatively reclaimed part of
4488-442: Was made in North Shropshire. In 1909, following the death of its owner, William Clay, the foundry was closed and the works auctioned. This location was later to become the site for a cheese factory which by the 1930s was the largest employer in Ellesmere. The cheese factory continued as a major employer until its closure in January 1987, with the loss of 329 jobs. The town is located by the side of Ellesmere (aka 'the Mere'), one of
4556-502: Was nearing completion, and the roads had markedly improved. The town boomed on the back of fine pottery production and canals , and became known as The Mother Town of the six towns that make up the city. Hill Top Methodist Church and Sunday School opened on Westport Road in 1836. The railway station opened in 1848. The Burslem School of Art was founded in 1853. A new town hall was built in the market place in 1854, designed by G. T. Robinson of Leamington in elaborate baroque style. In 1906,
4624-424: Was the largest producer of ceramics in Britain, despite significant centres elsewhere, and relied heavily on child labor throughout the production process. Large export markets took Staffordshire pottery around the world, especially in the 19th century. Production began to decline in the late 19th century, as other countries developed their industries. After World War II it declined steeply. Production continues in
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