Mark Lancaster

  • Join in new Summer Fun on Cheshire’s waterways

    Join in new Summer Fun on Cheshire’s waterways

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    Boat trips return at Anderton Boat Lift, historic ‘Canal Town’ re-enactments, free fishing taster sessions and walking groups for the over 55s Join in summer fun on Cheshire’s beautiful waterways with a host of activities and events organised by the Canal & River Trust waterways and wellbeing charity. Public boat trips at Northwich’s Anderton Boat…

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  • The Bottle Kilns of Stoke-On-Trent

    The Bottle Kilns of Stoke-On-Trent

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    The Stoke-on-Trent skylines of the late 18th and 19th centuries were once dominated by thousands of smoky “bottle kilns” used for firing the pottery ware. The kilns, typical of the industrial landscape of the area can still be seen today as 47 are preserved as listed buildings. Jon Thompson and Tracy Chevin, owners of the…

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