Tunstall, Staffordshire
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Tunstall is an area in Stoke-on-Trent
, Staffordshire
, England
. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form the city
. Tunstall is the most northern town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
Historians have found that iron was being produced in the town as far back as 1280. It stands on a ridge surrounded by old tilemaking and brickmaking sites, some of which probably date back to the late Middle Ages.
Tunstall was served by a railway station
which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
on December 1, 1873.
On 1 April 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent
. By 1925 the area was granted city status
.
1828 journal
is a noted emigrant potter.
Tunstall has had a rise in well-known shops in recent years. The town's shops also got together in 2003-4 to buy a good amount of Christmas decor and now it is traditional to go and watch Tunstall lights have their grand switch on.
Robbie Williams
, famous popstar, also grew up in Tunstall and was educated in the Tunstall area.
A recognisable Tunstall features in the novels of Arnold Bennett
.
Professional Footballer Martin Paterson
was born in the town.
Ceramic artist Clarice Cliff
was born in the town.
Tunstall was the latter home to the independent Frink School
of Figurative Sculpture, which occupied a fine old factory (and former Old Court) in Roundwell Street for a number of years until about 2004. The Frink School
was named after Elisabeth Frink
, British Sculptor, and was a small intimate academy with a specific discipline of study closer in spirit to a master and apprentice structure than an educational institution.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form the city
Federation of Stoke-on-Trent
The federation of Stoke-on-Trent refers to the events leading to the 1910 amalgamation of the six Potteries towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton into the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. An anomaly in the history of English local government, this was the...
. Tunstall is the most northern town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
Historians have found that iron was being produced in the town as far back as 1280. It stands on a ridge surrounded by old tilemaking and brickmaking sites, some of which probably date back to the late Middle Ages.
Tunstall was served by a railway station
Tunstall railway station
Tunstall railway station was located on the Potteries Loop Line and served the town of Tunstall, Staffordshire.The station has been demolished and the site is now part of the Potteries Greenway, although the station master's house is still in existence, located on the A527 road.-References:...
which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
on December 1, 1873.
On 1 April 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent
Federation of Stoke-on-Trent
The federation of Stoke-on-Trent refers to the events leading to the 1910 amalgamation of the six Potteries towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton into the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. An anomaly in the history of English local government, this was the...
. By 1925 the area was granted city status
City status in the United Kingdom
City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarch to a select group of communities. The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city". Nonetheless, this appellation carries its own prestige and, consequently, competitions...
.
Trade Journals
"TUNSTALL is a considerable village within the township of Tunstall Court, a liberty in the parish of Woolstanton, four miles from Newcastle, pleasantly situated on an eminence, deriving its name from the Saxon word, tun or ton, a town, and stall, an elevated place, seat or station." "In this township abounds coal, ironstone, marl and fine cannel coal; and the manufactories of earthenware are very extensive here."1828 journal
Potters
Famous potters located in the town have been the Adams dynasty of potters as well as Alfred Meakin, Booths and Enoch Wedgwood. Decorative ceramic tiles are still made in Tunstall by H and R Johnson-Richards Tiles Ltd. Jabez VodreyJabez Vodrey
-Early years:Vodrey was born on January 14, 1795 in Tunstall, an area in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This is the centuries-old centre of the English pottery industry...
is a noted emigrant potter.
Other information
Tunstall's main make-up is rows of terraced houses which were a common feature when the pottery industry was in its boom. They housed workers. There are a number of new estates that have been built in the area.Tunstall has had a rise in well-known shops in recent years. The town's shops also got together in 2003-4 to buy a good amount of Christmas decor and now it is traditional to go and watch Tunstall lights have their grand switch on.
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, famous popstar, also grew up in Tunstall and was educated in the Tunstall area.
A recognisable Tunstall features in the novels of Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett
- Early life :Bennett was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. Hanley is one of a conurbation of six towns which joined together at the beginning of the twentieth century as Stoke-on-Trent. Enoch Bennett, his father, qualified as a solicitor in 1876, and the...
.
Professional Footballer Martin Paterson
Martin Paterson
Martin Andrew Paterson is an English born Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for English Championship side Burnley...
was born in the town.
Ceramic artist Clarice Cliff
Clarice Cliff
Clarice Cliff was an English ceramic industrial artist active from 1922 to 1963.Cliff was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England.- Early life :...
was born in the town.
Tunstall was the latter home to the independent Frink School
Frink School
The Frink School of Figurative Sculpture was named after Elisabeth Frink , British Sculptor, and was a small intimate academy with a specific discipline of study closer in spirit to a master and apprentice structure than an educational institution...
of Figurative Sculpture, which occupied a fine old factory (and former Old Court) in Roundwell Street for a number of years until about 2004. The Frink School
Frink School
The Frink School of Figurative Sculpture was named after Elisabeth Frink , British Sculptor, and was a small intimate academy with a specific discipline of study closer in spirit to a master and apprentice structure than an educational institution...
was named after Elisabeth Frink
Elisabeth Frink
Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink, DBE, CH, RA was an English sculptor and printmaker...
, British Sculptor, and was a small intimate academy with a specific discipline of study closer in spirit to a master and apprentice structure than an educational institution.