Clive Street Tunstall- a long shot!

[queenswood 1]

I have vivid memories of visiting my great aunt who lived at 3 Clive Street Tunstall nearly all her life- she died in 1974. I was aged around 8 in 1963 and I remember her taking me to a pottery works near the end of her road and showing me where she worked, painting the gold rims onto white crockery. I have recently visited Clive Street and whilst all the terraced houses are still in situ, it seems that numbers 1,3 and 5 have been cleared and left as open space. I would love to know why those 3 houses were demolished as the remaining terraces look exactly the same as I remember number 3- and secondly, is there any way at all of knowing which pottery works would have been in close proximity?

Visited the family graves in Tunstall cemetery today and am really trying to complete my research to utilise what I can remember!
I have today also ordered a copy of the book Tunstall Through Time by Mervyn Edwards as i am sure that will be very useful but would appreciate any comments or guidance on my 2 questions.
Thank you

Caroline

[Capetown]

Staffordshire Sentinel
Tuesday 20 June 1989

PUBLIC NOTIVES
City-of-Stoke-on Trent, Tunstall

CLEARANCE AREA COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER, 1989

(After the introduction begining NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN etc. etc) (quite a long paragraph and mentions a map than at can be seen at the Town Hall, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent.

SCHEDULE

Ref. Nos and Markings on Map - Description of Lands

PART 1 - LANDS WITHIN THE CLEARANCE AREA

Diagonally Hatched - Tunstall No.  95

1 Dwellinghouse - 1 Clive Street, Tunstall

2 Entry between Numbers 1 and 3 (odd numbers) and to the rear of Number 3 Clive Street, Tunstall and used in conjunction with Numbers 1, 3 and 5 Clive Street

3 Dwellinghouse - 3 Clive Street, Tunstall

4 Dwellinghouse - 5 Clive Street, Tunstall

PART 11 - NIL

PART 111 - LANDS OUTSIDE THE CLEARANCE AREA NIL

Dated this 20 Day of June 1989

S. W. TITCHENER
Town Clerk and Chief Executive Officer, Town Hall, Stoke on Trent ST4 1HH


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[queenswood 1]

This is unbelievable!!!!!! Thank you so very much- I am speechless!

Caroline

[AlanBoyd]

Here is a list of potteries in Tunstall. I’ve looked at a few, and they sometimes give an address: you’ll be more motivated that I am to go through them one-by-one!

http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/index_tunstall.htm

[Capetown]

3 Clive Street, Tunstall

Assume previous occupants!!!

Staffordshire Sentinel: Friday 11 February 1927

DEATHS

GREENHOW -  On February 10th, at 3 Clive Street, Tunstall, Fanny, the beloved wife of the late William Henry GREENHOW.

Interment at Burslem, Cemetery, on Monday next at 3.p.m.

Inquiries. John JOHNSON and Sons, Undertakers, Tunstall, Tel 1132

[queenswood 1]

Yes that would make complete sense- Annnie Bourne and her sister Hilda Bourne (both spinsters) lived there for most of their life and died there too. Is there any way of finding out what the clearance was for as it seems strange that it has not really been used for anything in particular. Would the opening paragraph 'notice is hereby given....' shed any light?

Thank you so very much.

Caroline

[queenswood 1]

Just looked again at Google Street View for 7 Clive Street and it is still just empty shrub land- a bit strange really.

Caroline

[Capetown]

?  This article mentions a HILDA BOURNE - not sure if it's your Aunt

Staffordshire Sentinel

Thursday 10 October 1940

In Gratitude

It was announced, during the opening of an American Tea held in support of Tunstall Nursing Society, that £10 10s. had been raised through the sale of an embroidered cloth, which had been presented by Miss Hilda Bourne of Grosvenor-crescent, Tunstall, in gratitude for the help she had received from Nurse Pepper.

Miss Bourne had herself embroidered the cloth.

[queenswood 1]

Oh my goodness- this is amazing! I have never seen or heard of this! The parents of Annie and Hilda Bourne lived at Grosvenor Crescent, Upper Mount Street and Hilda was always an invalid in a wheelchair. so it is possible she lived at home with her parents till they died then moved into 3 Clive Street with her sister Annie at that point. I really cannot thank you enough for all of this help!
Caroline