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with black-and-white drawings, including evocative line drawings of Etruria landmarks now long lost, it is both a historical document and a charming piece of local ephemera.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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