The impact of people and places in Wolstanton and May Bank is recorded in this pictorial record that recognises the contribution of village notables, dear old friends and long-gone institutions. A wealth of photographs depicting the joys of community life mingle with contemporary pictures, showing, often with dramatic impact, the shocking demolition of facilities we perhaps took for granted, such as The Plough, the Oxford Arms and The Marsh Head. Elsewhere, images of former shops such as Holdridge's, Swettenham's and the Spinning Wheel show how High Street shopping patterns have changed. Author Mervyn Edwards has only ever lived in Wolstanton and May Bank, and through this unique selection of old and new images, he presents a tribute to the place he happily calls home.
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Weight: 306g
Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
Publication Date: 15 Feb 2014
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781445633640
About Mervyn Edwards
Mervyn Edwards is the author of many published books on North Staffordshire history and is a weekly columnist for the Sentinels The Way We Were nostalgia magazine. He has appeared on BBC TVs 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).