Etruria: Jaspers, Joists and Jillivers by Joan Morley

The Complete History of Etruria — From Wedgwood to Festival Park

Etruria: Jaspers, Joists and Jillivers by Joan Morley is a richly detailed history of one of the most remarkable industrial communities in Britain. Etruria — arguably the world's first purpose-built industrial village — has been a place of extraordinary endeavour for 250 years, and this 256-page volume tells its story in full.

The book traces three defining chapters in Etruria's life: the founding of Wedgwood's Etruria Works, which placed the village at the heart of the global ceramics trade; the rise and fall of the Shelton Bar Steelworks, which dominated the landscape for generations; and finally the 1986 National Garden Festival, which reclaimed the devastated industrial land and transformed it into what is now Festival Park.

• The story of Wedgwood's Etruria Works and its global legacy
• Shelton Bar Steelworks — industry, community, and decline
• The 1986 National Garden Festival and the birth of Festival Park
• Industry, people, and place across 250 years
• 256 pages of detailed local history

Publication Details

• Author: Joan Morley
• Publisher: Churnet Valley Books
• Published: 2002
• Pages: 256

An essential volume for collectors of Potteries history, Wedgwood enthusiasts, and anyone with a connection to Stoke-on-Trent and its industrial heritage.

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