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Mervyn Edwards - Dark History of North Staffordshire, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Dark History of North Staffordshire

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North Staffordshire was transformed by the growing industrialisation of the towns in the Potteries but the area also includes the historic town of Newcastle-under-Lyme and the moorland and Peak District towns and villages. Through the centuries the history of North Staffordshire has had its darker side, from deprivation and disease to disaster and tragic accidents. Medical care and welfare were much more basic than today, entertainment was often more bloody and many were familiar with tales of strange or unexplained happenings.In A Dark History of North Staffordshire author Mervyn Edwards delves into the often lesser known but darker stories from North Staffordshire’s past. This fascinating insight into the area will be of interest to all those who want to know more about North Staffordshire’s remarkable history.
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Mervyn Edwards is the author of many published books on North Staffordshire history and is a weekly columnist for the Sentinel’s The Way We Were nostalgia magazine. He has appeared on BBC TV’s The One Show and Twenty Four Hours in the Past, and is a familiar voice on Radio Stoke. He was a local history tutor for the Workers’ Educational Association for eight years and helped to develop the education department at the now-defunct Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum, where he often acted in period drama for school groups. Mervyn runs an annual history programme in North Staffordshire. He is also MC of Burslem History Club and a member of the Potteries branch of the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA).

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