Minnie Pit Disaster - January 12th 1918

Minnie Pit Disaster - January 12th 1918This was the worst coal mining disaster in North Staffordshire's history. 155 men and boys died in the explosion on January 12th 1918 the death of the leader of the Rescue Team made the final total 156. Personal memories are captured on archive recordings of reminiscences of the explosion and surrounding events, photographs, newspaper reports and archive film combine plus expert insight by mining historians tell the fateful story of this tragedy. The

There are many films and interviews to give insight to this decade of winning and losing

We also get a guided tour of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland

cricket matches

and where it was

The collection starts with an informative and amusing history of the WC – “The Inconvenience”

the Gordon Banks Statue Unveiling – with the Carnival preceding it and the key speeches from Pelé and Desmond Tutu

Part 2: EARLY DAYS and EDUCATION looks at his home life and education growing up - to leaving the Potteries for London when he was 21

This is the story behind the Sir Stanley Matthews statue at the Britannia Stadium

Peter Cheeseman

Behind-the-scenes filming on the Clayhanger film set introduces the issue of why Arnold Bennett left out Fenton when he called the Potteries the Five Towns

The history of Leyland Trucks and Buses

Princess Elizabeth at Burslem