In 1914 the pottery industry followed the same procedure for pay discussions that had been developed in the 1890s and it had a very set annual pay round – every company in the industry followed exactly the same routine. Prices that were to be paid to the potters for the following 12 months were set… Continue reading The pottery pay dispute in 1914
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Caring for the needy – Part Three
In 1834 the system for poor relief in England and Wales was completely changed by the Poor Law Amendment Act, also known as the New Poor Law. The Parish was no longer allowed to provide out-relief i.e. help out the poor with financial help. Relief would only be given in workhouses and, furthermore, it was… Continue reading Caring for the needy – Part Three
Never goo to weddin’s
An interview with George Hackett 1896-1992 about growing up in Armitage-with-Handsacre in the early 1900s
Samuel Morecroft 1850-1934 – a life lived in Armitage
Samuel Morecroft was a man of many parts – basket maker, cycle maker, inventor, photographer, undertaker, postmaster and Methodist preacher
Soldiers from the Great War
Many of the survivors of The Great War had also been wounded or gassed or otherwise injured. On walking around the churchyard, you can see a number of gravestones for those who died after the war.
Marriage Bonds
I started looking into my family history back around the year 2000. My dad’s surname was Conway and he came from a small village called Armitage in Staffordshire.
Assault and battery in the church
On 20th August 1837 Mrs Mary Short was assaulted in St. John the Baptist church, Armitage
Jack Whitehouse MM
Jack Whitehouse earned his Military Medal in WW1 by rescuing a comrade from no-mans land.
The Silver Fork Society
Thomas Henry Lister wrote three novels in the Silver Fork genre depicting the real life of High Society in the 1820s and 1830s.
The Croft School, Armitage
Centenary of Armitage Croft school