Power in the Potteries: Energy Then and Now
Talk highlighting the City's transition from dirty to cleaner energy and from industrial grime to clean air and reclaimed landscapes.
Until the middle of the 20th century coal was THE source of energy throughout the UK - both as a direct fuel in factories, homes and power stations as well as a 'raw material' in steel production. We've seen photos of towns with every building black from the smoke and, of course, the Potteries area was also notorious for the smoke emitted from the bottle-ovens. from the Many thousand people suffered from the effects of smoke, in addition to cigarette smoking and the coal-miners themselves often suffered from such problems such as pneumoconiosis. Booking: Pre-book online: potteries.org.uk/energy-then-now-book Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. #CentenaryHeritageFestival #NationalLottery #HeritageFund Part of the National Heritage Open Days Programme in Stoke-on-Trent. For more information about what's on visit: https://www.potteries.org.uk/heritageopendays