Steve Birks on City Waterside

Local historian Steve Birks tells us how the area now knows as City Waterside has changed since the the demise of the pottery industry. It tells the story of what was a busy community centered around the manufacture of pottery for worldwide export...
“I will be glad to go. It’s not a nice place to live... There’s no community left here any more. ”
Linda Coates, Middleport
“It looks absolutely brilliant, as good as a new house! It makes me feel proud to live here. ”
Jamie Walker, Middleport

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