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Kidsgrove & Butt Lane Through Time Book

The North Staffordshire town of Kidsgrove grew around coal mining from the 18th century and soon began to flourish with the arrival of canal transport and the construction of the famous Harecastle Tunnel. By the late 1700s industry in the town was booming and mine owners enjoyed rich pickings, evidenced by their stately mansions, most notably Whitehall and Clough Hall which remain today. The introduction of the railway system in the mid 1800s continued the town's growth and prosperity but in the latter half of the 1900s industrial Kidsgrove began to decline with the closure of its mines and the older of the canal tunnels becoming disused. Since then, transport links to and from the town have been improved resulting in the rapid growth of housing between the end of the second world war and the 1990s. Readers are invited to follow a timeline of events and watch the changing face of Kidsgrove as Tony Lancaster guides us through the local streets.There is something for everyone here, whether they have lived in the area all their lives, or whether they are just visiting for the first time.Read More

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    At the northern end of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove and Butt Lane were quiet and rural areas of scattered settlements that became an industrial centre of great importance in the economy of North Staffordshire. Today, the areas are largely residential, with housing belonging mainly from the post-war era onwards. Coal mines and ironworks changed the landscape and population and housing increased; development by the Trent and Mersey Canal and the arrival of the railway allowed the area to flourish. Nowadays, most of the heavy industry has declined and many once-familiar sights have been swept away. However, it is possible to recreate something of the atmosphere of this industrial past and its social consequences through the illustrations and detail that accompany them. Drawing on a rich store of photographs and historical information, this book reveals a fascinating past for readers to enjoy as local author Tony Lancaster guides us through the streets, revealing the changing faces of Kidsgrove and Butt Lane.

  • 1445654261
  • 9781445654263
  • Lancaster, Tony
  • 15 November 2016
  • Amberley Publishing
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 96
  • UK ed.
  • Book
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