How much do you know about Staffordshire and the Potteries?
1. Which river runs through the heart of the Staffordshire Potteries?
2. Name the six towns that comprised The Potteries before they federated into Stoke‑on‑Trent.
3. In what year were the six towns officially united as the county borough of Stoke‑on‑Trent?
4. What local clay, rich in iron, was used for salt‑glazed stoneware in early Staffordshire production?
5. Which famous potter founded his first factory, named Etruria, in 1769?
6. Queen’s Ware was a refined form of which type of pottery?
7. What fine, translucent porcelain was developed by Staffordshire manufacturers using bone ash?
8. True or False: Ironstone china was prized primarily for its delicate translucency.
9. Name the popular bucket‑shaped pub mugs decorated with character heads, produced by Royal Doulton.
10. What type of Staffordshire ware is Moorcroft best known for?
11. Which mode of transport was crucial for moving Staffordshire pottery to Liverpool?
12. Which 19th‑century domestic product became a key diversification for Staffordshire potteries?
13. Name the scenic limestone gorge in Staffordshire popular with walkers and known for its stepping‑stones.
14. Which 18th‑century lexicographer was born in Lichfield?
15. Which royal figure granted Josiah Wedgwood his first royal warrant?
16. Which pottery brand is known for its blue‑and‑white earthenware and still produces wares at Middleport?
17. What major exhibition in 1851 featured monumental ceramics by Minton?
18. Which Staffordshire firm became renowned for both studio pottery and its series of figurines?
19. Name Staffordshire’s only Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, famed for Dark‑Sky discovery.
20. What decorative technique involves pressing a paper engraving inked with cobalt under a glassy glaze?
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1.The River Trent;
2.Burslem, Hanley, Tunstall, Longton, Fenton
and Stoke‑on‑Trent;
3.1910;
4.Etruria Marl;
5.Josiah Wedgwood;
6.Earthenware;
7.Bone china;
8.False (ironstone was prized for its strength and durability);
9.Character jugs (or Toby jugs);
10.Tube‑lined art pottery;
11.Canals;
12.Toilets and sanitaryware;
13.Dovedale;
14.Dr Samuel Johnson;
15.King George III;
16.Burleigh;
17.The Great Exhibition of 1851;
18.Royal Doulton;
19.Cannock Chase;
20.Underglaze transfer‑printing