The potteries industry has changed over the last 300 years. The pottery industry is still going, but not as strongly as 50 years ago. A major city in the pottery industry is Stoke-on-Trent, it holds some of the most famous pot banks and factories in the United Kingdom. This website has been created to show you the changes in the potteries Industry over the last 300 years.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent forms the bulk of area known as the potteries. Situated in a coalfield, the city is the center of the Staffordshire pottery-making industry. Coal is also mined, and brick, tile, chemical, and tires are manufactured. The Trent to Mersey canal opened in 1777 passes through the district, this aided the growth of the potteries industry in the 18th century. Stoke-on-Trent has several museums and pottery collections, and Josiah Wedgwood, Josiah Spode, and Thomas and Herbert Minton are among the famous potters in the area.
Above is a picture The Potteries, lit up at night.