Potteries Century 1925

Potteries Century 1925This is a complete film, Activities of Stoke on Trent City Corporation, restored by Ray Johnson with its original titles throughout. The film was made in response to Stoke on Trent being granted City Status in 1925 by George V (newsreel of this occasion is on Stoke on Film, 1900 1930). Activities, facilities and locations are shown throughout the Potteries. Professionally produced, the fine quality sequences show fascinating detail. The film covers:

This two-hour DVD is the official Video Record of the event

Titanic Steerage Band

The commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of this mining disaster was an opportunity to remember the devastating loss of the 77 men and boys who were killed in the Diglake Colliery Disaster of 14 January 1895

Club Days 1939

the North Staff Hunt at Seighford Hall in 1935 and Keele Village and the new Trentham Gardens swimming pool the same year

NORSACA and Midlands Jamaica Aid

DAVID MALKIN on how the site was saved from demolition in the nick of time in 1973

This film is a valuable resource for all those interested in the industrial history of the area

The Californian

60 minutes - £12

MINERS' STRIKE 1984: Arthur Scargill talks about the strike

bandleader John Simons