North Staffordshire History

Buffalo Bill and some of the Red Indians in 1890 Source: Wikimedia Commons On 17 August 1891, former hunter and US army scout turned impresa...

When he paid a visit to the Potteries in the summer of 1874, journalist James Greenwood noted that Hanley was a town full of dogs: ...

Brummy and Physic battle it out. Low Life Deeps . In a detailed and lurid article published on 6 July 1874 in the Daily Telegraph , inve...

On 22 April 1910, an unnamed but 'well known' Staffordshire artist was sketching some ruins near Hanley on this Friday afternoon, w...

The incident as depicted in The Police Illustrated News . In the past it was common practice for the animals of travelling circuses to ...

For some weeks during the winter of 1852-1853, the locals in Hanley and Longton in the Potteries were treated to a number of visits from a...