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Hanley, Longton and Newcastle-under-Lyme

Hanley

The rise of Hanley as a centre of industry in the Staffordshire Potteries is reflected in the wide variety of documents relating to the town which survive in the Sutherland Papers. Mining leases and papers from Hanley Colliery feature here alongside maps from the North Staffordshire Tramways Company. Papers relating to the establishment of the Hanley and Shelton Volunteers Association in 1803 and advertisements for local ironmongers and Turkish Baths in the town provide an insight into Hanley’s development during the nineteenth century.

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Longton

There are many fascinating documents relating to the history of Longton in the Sutherland Papers. From medieval deeds telling us about life in Longton in the thirteenth century to memoranda concerning Florence Colliery in 1900, the Sutherland Papers contain documents relating to all aspects of Longton’s history. Alongside correspondence concerning families living at Lane End in the early nineteenth century, Manor Court Papers tell us about the lives of Longton tenants in 1705. Industrial developments in Longton are reflected in documents concerning the railway at Lane End and improvements to the water supply at potworks in Longton. In addition, papers relating to Lane End Chapel, the development of roads and Lane End Cholera Hospital provide an insight into Longton in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Sutherland Papers contain a huge variety of documents relating to the history of Newcastle, from wills made by Newcastle people in the 1650s to papers concerning the distribution of charity to the poor during the early eighteenth century. Letters telling us about local tradespeople and their relationship with Trentham Hall feature alongside reports on the Newcastle Alms Houses during the 1840s. These documents and the bye-Laws of the Borough for 1859 provide an insight into the lives of Newcastle people from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries.

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The Sutherland Papers also contain a wealth of documents relating to local politics and elections in the Borough of Newcastle during the eighteenth century. Election accounts, reports of corruption and exploitation, stories about the lives of voters and interviews with local publicans are just a few of the many colourful documents featured here.

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