Memory Lane
1
The naturalist Charles Darwin married a member of a prominent North Staffordshire family in 1839. Who was his wife?
2
Fred Mortimer, who died in Sandbach in 1953, was the pioneering figure in which famous group of music-makers?
3
Who was the future star born at 7 Shirley Street, Longport, in 1888?
4
Where was Newcastle’s first police station before it was moved to Merrial Street in 1936?
5
Which former Port Vale player replaced another as manager of Wolves in 1968?
6
Stoke-on-trent’s oldest house, Ford Green Hall, below, was built in the reign of which English king?
7
At which factory in Stoke was a model of the whale Moby Dick made in the 1950s?
8
Where was the small local racecourse that attracted jockeys like Fred Winter and Dick Francis to its National Hunt meetings up to the 1950s?
9
Which prolific goalscorer joined Stoke City in 1961 aged 32 after an outstanding career with three top clubs?
10
Who won the Battle of Nantwich in 1644, between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers?
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1839 the naturalist Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood.
2
Fred Mortimer was the conductor of Fodens Motorworks Band, winners of many national band contests.
3
The future star born at 7 Shirley Street, Longport, in 1888 was Gertie Gitana.
4
Newcastle’s first police station was housed in Lancaster Buildings until 1936.
5
Former Port Vale player Bill Mcgarry replaced his old Potteries teammate Ronnie Allen as manager of Wolves in 1968.
6
Ford Green Hall, Stoke-onTrent’s oldest house, was built in 1620 during the reign of King James I.
7
A model of the whale Moby Dick was made at the Dunlop rubber factory in Stoke.
8
Up to the 1950s famous jockeys were among the riders at National Hunt meetings at Woore Racecourse.
9
Tommy Thompson, a prolific goalscorer, joined Stoke City in 1961 at the age of 32 after an outstanding career with three top clubs.
The Battle of Nantwich in 1644 was won by the Parliamentarians (Roundheads), who defeated the Royalists (Cavaliers) after a six-week siege.
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