Memory Lane
1
In which year was Hanley Park Horticultural Fete first held?
2
Where did the Automobile Association set up its first Stoke-on-trent headquarters in 1959?
3
Who was the first person from North Staffordshire to deliver the Reginald Mitchell memorial lecture in 1957?
4
What was the previous name of the Debenhams store in High Street, Newcastle?
5
North Staffs Schoolboys’ football team pulled off a notable double in the 1920s. What was it?
6
What was the attraction at Boothen Meadows in Stoke in the 19th century?
7
Which celebrated Staffordshire man is commemorated with a statue in St Paul’s Cathedral, pictured above?
8
“Not a minute on the day, not a penny off the pay.” When was that battle cry heard in North Staffordshire?
9
Which renowned 19th century preacher lived at Bemersley Farm, Norton in the Moors?
10
What was the significance of Tim Coleman’s second-minute goal for Stoke City against Port Vale at the Victoria Ground on October 10, 1956?
ANSWERS
1
Hanley Park Horticultural Fete was first held in 1897.
2
The Automobile Association set up its first North Staffordshire base in the former Normeir building in Hartshill Road, Stoke, in 1959.
3
The first local person to deliver the Reginald Mitchell memorial lecture was the ceramic scientist Dr Arnold Green in 1957.
4
The previous name of the Debenhams store was Paulden’s.
5
North Staffs Schoolboys’ football team won the English Schools Shield in 1924 and 1928.
6
In the 19th century, Boothen Meadows at Stoke was the location of a popular racecourse.
7
Dr Samuel Johnson is the Staffordshire man commemorated with a statue in St Paul’s Cathedral.
8
“Not a minute on the day, not a penny off the pay” was the slogan used by the Miners’ Federation during the 1926 General Strike.
9
The 19th century preacher who lived at Bemersley Farm, Norton in the Moors, was Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism.
10
Tim Coleman’s secondminute goal for Stoke City against Port Vale on October 10, 1956, was the first scored at the Victoria Ground under floodlights.