This is the only account of the building of a new public swimming baths in the town of Stoke. It fully describes all the difficulties of first finding the right site, the additional funding and the huge several events that were imployed to finishing off the baths to add to the donation of £500 made by Mr. Herbert Minton the head of the factory in London Road Stoke.
On its UK tour in 1904, Barnum and Baily circus visited Stoke-on-Trent and located the show at Boothen Meadows, just where the Michelin Type Co. was built.
The story taken directly from parts of the press reports of the day describes its opening parade from Stoke Railway Station to the site and in particular one large elephant becoming uncontrollable. So, it was decided that this elephant had to be destroyed for safety reasons. This article covers all aspects of this, and importantly what happened to the elephant following its death.
This is a reflection of my early life of a child at Boothen Infants School followed by its continuation at Boothen All Saints Junior school until the age of eleven. It covers many areas of my early education and the important role of the teachers in shaping me and the other children to value and appreciate the world that we were born into.
If anyone reading this can remember the film Annie Get Your Gun, then you are in for a treat as you read all about the visit of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show with three circus rings, hundreds of indians visiting Boothen to see this incredible show and a chance of a life time to see this increible part of live witness.
The story explains how many purpose-built trains carried not only performers, including Annie,but all the horses and the props to the hamlet of Boothen. I great read of a grest piece of history never to be witnessed again. Including protographs
Newcastle under Lyme was only a small workhouse in comparison with that of The Spittles for Stoke-upon-Trent Union. Nevertheless, the enteries are interesting to both those who tracing their family tree but also the student of social histories or humanities as the census records, if used correctly can identify a number of family structures and frequently the circumstances which drove them into the workhouse to become dependent upon the poor law.
The 1871 census follows on with this study of Ball Green, its family relationship as well as its relationship with itself as the majority worked together in the local coal mine.
It is interesting to use along with the other census returns to both follow families throughout time and also to obtain a visual of how and when other occupations started to appear in the village. Make a good project for a local history group or local school to draw conclusions.
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