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2005
Gawain
and The Green Knight (audio documentary - you need Real
Player to listen). As part of a project to gradually release onto the net some
of its best archives, BBC Radio Stoke released this half-hour programme about
the mysterious Anglo-Saxon saga/poem - written, it's said, by an anonymous monk
from Leek, and featuring the landscape of the Staffordshire Peak - including "Lud's
Church". Presented by Mark Stewart.
The
story of Captain Perrin Read about the heroic tale of a USAAF fighter
ace who died to save a Staffordshire town (in three parts)
When
children worked Pottery factories in the 19th century relied on cheap
labour - and the cheapest was that of children
Medieval
graffiti The owners of a 14th Century Staffordshire house discover medieval
inscriptions on the walls.
The
legend of the Chained Oak The Alton Towers’ attraction HEX The Legend
of the Towers is based on this story
Sound
of Battle... A new book about a Staffordshire soldier who is caught between
faith and duty while serving in WW2
The
People's War The BBC is building a huge collection of Staffordshire World
War Two stories. Can you help?
A
lost family of World War Two Rachel James' American father had to leave
his English family when the war ended. Can you find them?
'A
Letter from Poitou' Staffordshire's own Michael J. Eardley has uncovered
a mystery that took place in the 14th Century...
The
Midlands Gunpowder Plot Find out more about the gunpowder plotters who
went out with a bang in Staffordshire
2004
Are
the Potteries the potteries any more? North Staffordshire has fewer and
fewer potteries. However, the heritage is in good hands
Lud's
Church the queer-shaped rock chasm in North Staffs was home to a religious
sect
Staffordshire
scholar cracks history mystery The 500 year old Voynich Manuscript is
unintelligible - except to one man
Etruria
chapel goes Terry Walsh takes a look at the history of this Methodist
chapel - and wonders about its future
Fauld Explosion
Now just a huge crater in the Staffordshire landscape, it is the site the world's
biggest non-nuclear explosion.
The
Hohenzollern Redoubt - the Staffordshire Regiment's worst day, when it
lost 500 men in World War One
Staffordshire
Regiment history Dave Cooper has put together a history of the Staffordshire
Regiment 300 years after it was formed
Francis
Barber A former man-servant of Samuel Johnson, the black slave eventually
lived as a free man in Lichfield in the 1700s
Pottersville
(audio documentary - you need Real Player to listen). As part of a project
to gradually release onto the net some of its best archives, BBC Radio Stoke released
this half-hour programme about the great Potteries Emigration Scheme of the 1840s,
organised by the Potter's Union's William Evans. Presented by Lyndee Prickitt.
The
Princess Susanna Hoax Poor girl Sarah Wilson was born in a Staffordshire
village in 1754, and transformed herself - fraudulently! - into a princess in
America. Told by Brian Naughton
100
Club - an audio archive of 100 stories - each one from a person born locally,
in every year between 1904 and 2003
Miners
Strike 1984 A time of great bitterness as brother fought brother. Now
forgotten?
The
Ancient High House The Elizabethan stunner on Greengate Street in Stafford
2003
Living History
The largest gathering of historical re-enactment groups ever seen in the Midlands
was in Lichfield in August 2003
Unknown
Soldiers Mark Leech, from Newcastle, has published his first novel - dedicated
to the millions of servicemen who died in WW1
Well
Dressing A tradition that involves the decoration of springs and wells
with pictures around the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border
So
near - yet so far Hanley's Bethesda Chapel misses out on three million
pounds
Bethesda
through to "Restoration" final Now for four days of voting this
week....
Burton upon Trent Fire Brigade
A new book gives a fascinating insight into the history of the town's fire service
- written by Rob Cox
Memorial
for Sneyd Pit Disaster A permanent memorial is planned to mark the lives
of 57 miners killed in 1942
in Stoke on Trent
The
famous Staffordshire Horn Dance Abbots Bromley's September fest is quite
a mystery - or is it?
2002
Wades
Pottery Figurines and The
Burslem Town Hall Clock The History Detective, Fred Hughes, delves into
their history
Tracing
Staffordshire's soldiers Historians Ken Wray and Gwilym Roberts are tracing
2,000 Staffs soldiers who died in the Zulu wars
Maggoty
Johnson As some South Cheshire schoolchildren discovered, this local character
was quite a sinister man - or was he?
Royal
Ales 2002 sees the proud Staffordshire town of Burton upon Trent celebrate
its ‘Millennium of Brewing’
Postcard
Puzzle from the Past We're after your help in trying to identify the scenes
on these old local photo-postcards
Weblinks
Weblinks and contacts
A brief list of some of the links to history groups and websites relevant
to Staffordshire
Other Sections
See Staffordshire's
ancient buildings - lovingly photographed
See Historic
Buildings information in our Days Out section
See Local
Words - meaning and history
See Sense
of Place with programmes on: bottle ovens; Arnold Bennett; Ipstones; Tamworth;
Stoke's Footballing History - and more
Photos
Blake
Collection of Old Photos at the Potteries Museum
Longton
Marl Hole
Saggar Makers
Wharf
Street in the 19th Century
Past Track Old Photos
South
Staffords on the beaches at Dunkirk 1940
Tom
Williams of Reliant 1962
Thor's Cave
1909
Tamworth Roast 1913
Weston Park c 1780
The
Bethesda Chapel 1949
Walton's
Cottage 1924
Milford Common
1947
Trentham Gardens Pool 1970s
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