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Comment on NewsDesk – More repairs needed to make Spode factory safe by UK: Critical repairs to make Spode factory safe | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:31:41 +0000

[...] Emergency work to stabilise the old Spode factory in Stoke has been extended for another six weeks. The heritage building was leaning at a dangerous angle and workmen discovered more structural problems when removing its façade. [...]

Comment on John Lloyd’s AW52 – The Flying Wing by UK: John Lloyd’s AW52 – The Flying Wing | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:38:54 +0000

[...] John Lloyd’s AW52 – The Flying Wing Two of the 20th century’s leading aircraft designers, Reginald Mitchell and John Lloyd, grew up in Stoke-on-Trent. [...]

Comment on The doctor’s bitter pill – Dr. Beeching the man who assassinated British Railways by UK: the man who assassinated British Railways | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:37:18 +0000

[...] Reading Station in the early 1960s For the first time, The Reshaping of British Railways by Dr. Richard Beeching, complete with tables and maps showing the lines he wanted to close, can be bought from The National Archives. [...]

Comment on NewsDesk – Spitfire campaign gains momentum by UK: Spitfire campaign gains momentum in Birmingham | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:06:02 +0000

[...] The Birmingham Mail’s campaign to bring a Spitfire home to Birmingham, where thousands were made during the Second World War, is gaining momentum. [...]

Comment on The Caldon Canal by UK: The Caldon Canal | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

UK: The Caldon Canal | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:38:52 +0000

[...] A major tourist attraction, the Caldon Canal, which passes through Hanley Park, links The Potteries with Leek and Froghall. [...]

Comment on NewsDesk – Pottery museum awarded Certificate of Excellence by UK: Pottery museum awarded Certificate of Excellence | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:57:34 +0000

[...] Gladstone Pottery Museum has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Tripadvisor. The museum has received consistently high ratings from visitors to Tripadvisor’s website and holds the number one rating for attractions in Stoke-on-Trent. [...]

Comment on NewsDesk – Liverpool calls UNESCO’s bluff by UK: Liverpool calls UNESCO’s bluff | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:37:15 +0000

[...] Heritage tourism is big business and the number of visitors to Liverpool has increased since it was made a World Heritage Site in 2004. Between 2005 and 2010, the number of day visitors rose from 44,193 to 50,088. [...]

Comment on Buildings at Risk – Chatterley Whitfield by UK: Buildings at Risk – Chatterley Whitfield | Why has Putin closed the archives relating to the "holocaust" and why has Russian joined the WTO? | Scoop.it

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:03:33 +0000

[...] Chatterley Whitfield – a former colliery which should be a World Heritage Site The former colliery at Chatterley Whitfield, which merits World Heritage Site status, has been nominated as a Building at Risk. [...]

Comment on Buildings at Risk – Chatterley Whitfield by UK: Buildings at Risk – Chatterley Whitfield | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:19:13 +0000

Comment on Buildings at Risk – Etruria Industrial Museum by UK: Buildings at Risk – Etruria Industrial Museum | Industrial Heritage | Scoop.it

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:42:50 +0000

[...] Etruria Industrial Museum Etruria Industrial Museum has been nominated as a building at risk. Email phoenixstaffs@mail.com to tell us about other canalside buildings at risk in The Potteries and the Churnet Valley. [...]