Rev Edwin John Sturdee article 2
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Rev Edwin John Sturdee article 1
A fascinating insight on Brown Edge life from Vicar Sturdee THE REV. EDWIN J. STURDEE, Vicar of Brown Edge, Sloke-on-Trent. 1902 NOTES FROM A COLLIERY PARISH. OUR SERVICES. I AM afraid that our “Sydenham” neighbours, to say nothing of those in the next parish on the other side, have the whip hand of us […]
Parish News
2013
Honor Benton
Honor Benton (nee Dawson) This document was found in the old school as it was being converted to the Village Hall and was written for a school project in the early 70’s after she retired in 1971. She was awarded the MBE for services to education She was born at Brown Edge in 1901 […]
History Articles
Below are articles I have written in the parish news mostly taken from this archive. 2010 [dg]. artricles april 2010 articles september 2010 articles november 2010 articles May articles june articles july 2010 articles december – Copy 2010 2011 articles sept 2011 articles october (2) articles november 2011 articles May 2011 articles June 2011 articles […]
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Anecdotes
Wingey Proctor So called because when he was young he thought he could fly and jumped from a barn window. Pel Turner Pel is short for Pellets as apparently he used to to play cards for money with others which was illegal until the 1960’s They would go up Cross Edge where he could see all […]
Parish Council History
Brown Edge Parish Council is in fact Norton Parish Council! I know it sounds strange but until the local government boundary changes in 1965 Norton Parish Council was part of Leek Rural. This process of enlargement of Stoke on Trent had started earlier with the transfer of Smallthorne to Stoke. The Norton Parish Council consisted […]
The Davenport Family
William Davenport came to Brown Edge from Lask Edge before the 1861 census. However he was the patriach of all subsequent Davenports. He was born in Longsdon or Ladderedge as it was called then, where he was living next door but one to James Turner who came to Brown Edge before 1861 also. Mrs Mary Cornes […]