Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Re-Form Heritage are running this Centenary Restoration Fund as part of celebrations marking 100 years of city status.
The 24 landmarks chosen for repairs reflect aspects of Stoke-on-Trent’s history, industry and culture, such as:
- the pit wheel memorial in Burslem remembering the 57 men and boys who died in an explosion at the Sneyd Colliery on New Year’s Day 1942
- the artwork Her Head by Dhruva Mistry on Potteries Way which was commissioned for the 1986 National Garden Festival
- the Grade II listed tomb of pottery entrepreneur and abolitionist Josiah Wedgewood in the churchyard of Stoke Minster
Sprucing up the monuments will include cleaning, vegetation and graffiti removal, repointing, repairs to stonework and paving, redecoration of metalwork and replacement of damaged components.
Alongside the repairs, Re-Form and the council are helping local people connect with the heritage around them, creating opportunities for learning conservation skills and uncovering and celebrating the stories behind the landmarks.
Councillor Jane Ashworth, leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: “This restoration fund is about protecting the heritage people see every day in their neighbourhoods. The public support we’ve had for this scheme shows how much these landmarks matter to people across Stoke-on-Trent.”
Stoke-on-Trent is one of our Heritage Places, where we’re working with local organisations to make heritage central to local regeneration plans that inspire pride in place.
