Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. Aynsley China is in Longton, and is one of the last remaining manufacturers of bone china in the city.

The local area is a little more elevated than much of Staffordshire and Cheshire, resulting in cooler temperatures year round compared to the nearby Cheshire Plain. Post WWII pottery factories developed a style typified by open-plan manufacturing areas, surrounded by wide expanses of window-walling from floor to ceiling, allowing good daylighting for intricate tasks such as lithography, fettling and decoration.Striking coal miners in the Hanley and Longton area ignited the nationwide 1842 General Strike and its associated Pottery Riots. On calm, clear nights this is often reversed as cold air drainage causes a temperature inversion to occur. Policing in Stoke-on-Trent is provided by Staffordshire Police, which has police stations in Hanley, Bucknall, Burslem, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall.

With every object created, from pottery for your table to the lovely things that make your house feel like a home, Emma Bridgewater celebrate the simple moments of beauty in the everyday.Blythe Bridge, Werrington and Endon, although outside the city's boundaries, are part of the built up area. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. He promoted Sunday schools as a method of improving children's education, advocated the equal treatment of women and men, and was involved in the temperance movement. Phil Taylor has won the World Championship a record 16 times, winning the championship in both the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and British Darts Organisation (BDO). Originally held in Hanley, the event was held at Northwood Park until 2016 and has since moved to Hanley Park in 2017 attracting over 7,000 attendants, six times the amount of the previous year.

A replica of the statue was cast in the 1950s for the Wedgwood Barlaston factory site, where it now stands - outside the Wedgwood Museum. A Man Can't Fly, commissioned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 1989, is a statue of "a figure of a man balancing horizontally upon one leg ( arabesque, a ballet pose), by Cheshire sculptor Ondre Nowakowski (b.We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. The city was one of a limited number of English districts with an elected mayor and the only council to use the 'mayor and council manager' executive arrangements. Individuals of note include John Rudge (who managed the club for 16 years from 1983 to 1999) and Roy Sproson (who made a club record 842 appearances for the club from 1950 until 1972 and was later their manager). The independent volunteer-run art-house cinema, The Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre, is located very near the railway station, and shows art-house and subtitled films, as well as films that have finished their run in larger cinemas. They believe the things we treasure most reflect the stories of our lives: they have the power to make every day lovely and fill our hearts and homes with spots of joy.

Also based in Burslem is the Barewall Gallery, [131] which has a large collection of work by local artists including original art by Arthur Berry (The Lowry of The Potteries), Jack Simcock, and by new emerging Potteries artists. I am looking forward to receiving my hand designed bowl and hope my three terriers appreciate the hard work involved when they drink out of it. There is Stoke Minster which is located in the Stoke-upon-Trent area and is the only official church with Minster status.Personalized advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. The dual USB output ports mean you can charge two devices at the same time, and you don’t need to worry about compatibility just connect your own cable to charge any; phone, tablet, media player or e-book reader. The Alton Towers Resort is 10 miles (16 km) east of Stoke-on-Trent and is one of the United Kingdom's best known attractions. Sport [ edit ] Football [ edit ] Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity.