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‘I like to remember things my own way.
How I remembered them, not necessarily the way they happened.’ David Lynch
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January 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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'Fertile Earth (waiting for a plough)'
Ink
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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"While my musical journey began in Llandudno and continued in Tunstall, Mike Lloyd Music in Hanley opened my mind"

'The Other Record Shops' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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"The Victoria Hall....well, there's no better venue and it has given me treasured memories...."

'Victoria' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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"Art Deco is everywhere in Hanley, it's just such a shame that so much is in ruins"

'Art Deco Town' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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January 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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"Only in the Potteries could the Spirit of Fire be christened Jack Frost'

'Man of Fire/Jack Frost' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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January 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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"Legendary names filled the Place long before I crossed the threshold"

'Clubbing (Part I)' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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📸 the Sentinel
December 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"I remember Bratt & Dyke and Lewis's. And then along came this monolith they called the Potteries Shopping Centre"

'Shopping' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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📸 Sentinel
December 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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"They paved footballing paradise, put up a parking lot"

'The Lost Football Ground' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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📸 Historic England
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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"J.H. Weatherby's vanquished Falcon Pottery is the Potteries Heritage Emergency writ large"

'The Falcon Will Not Soar Again' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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December 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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2026 will be a busy year, with the publication of #StreetFootball , 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story', and work on 'The High Clearing' with @ianrpearsall.bsky.social and @philshallcross.bsky.social

And of course, plenty with @footballheritage.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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"Some people bitch about preservation and conservation, and suggest heritage holds us back. Well, if you want the perfect case study in the positives, visit the Golden Cup in Hanley"

'Loving Cup' #TheHighClearing

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December 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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#Booksof2025

10. A Mother Town Anthology - Dave Proudlove (illustrated by @ianrpearsall.bsky.social and @philshallcross.bsky.social )

I'm allowed to include my own book, right?

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December 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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'Big Old Town House (Barthomley Rd)'
Mixed media on Collage.
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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The Old Flour Mill #MauriceWade
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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'Snowdrops (Copse)'
Pen & Watercolour
Private Collection

On a new wall in a new home from www.twodoorsstudio.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Takeaway Outlet (Cobridge) @ianrpearsall.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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'Entry (back of Foley's Oatcakes)'
Oil Paint on Paper
Private Collection

An exhibition of print ..
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November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Edge (Marks on Maps)'
Bitumen
Private Collection

An exhibition of print ..
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November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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'The Kissing Trees'
Mixed media on Paper
Private Collection

Exhibition of Print ..
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November 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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'House (at the Top of the Hill)'
Mixed media on Collage
Private Collection

Exhibition of Print ..
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November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM