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From Inferno to Flowers: The Festival Site Through 200 Years by Bryan & Fisher
A Rare 1986 Commemorative Pamphlet — The National Garden Festival, Stoke-on-Trent
From Inferno to Flowers: The Festival Site Through 200 Years is a fascinating piece of Potteries history — a commemorative pamphlet produced in 1986 to mark the opening of the National Garden Festival on the site of the former Shelton Bar steelworks in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent.
Written by Elaine M. Bryan and Neville Fisher, the pamphlet traces 200 years of history on this remarkable site — from the industrial inferno of the ironworks and steelworks to the flowers and gardens of the Festival that reclaimed the land. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white drawings, including evocative line drawings of Etruria landmarks now long lost, it is both a historical document and a charming piece of local ephemera.
- Produced in 1986 to coincide with the National Garden Festival opening
- Traces 200 years of history on the Shelton Bar / Etruria site
- Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and line art
- A5 format, 51 pages, soft cover
- As-new, unused condition — a genuine survivor from 1986
Publication Details
- Authors: Elaine M. Bryan & Neville Fisher
- Published: 1986
- Format: A5 pamphlet, 51 pages, illustrated soft cover
A wonderful memento for anyone with a connection to Etruria, Festival Park, or the history of Stoke-on-Trent's industrial transformation.
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- Etruria: Jaspers, Joists and Jillivers by Joan Morley — the complete 256-page history of Etruria from Wedgwood to Festival Park
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