Keele University opens up campus for Heritage Open Day

Keele University is to open up historic areas of its campus to the public as part of the national Heritage Open Day scheme.
Visitors will be able to tour the 19th century Grade II listed Keele Hall, former home of the Sneyd family, view the recently restored lakes and follow newly laid woodland paths.
There will be [...]

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A Special Invitation to visit rare pottery collection

The Raven Mason Collection of Mason’s Ironstone and Porcelain at Keele will be opening its doors and offering FREE ADMISSION on the following days this summer:
Tuesday 28 July
Tuesday 25 August
Tuesday 29 September
Tuesday 27 October
If a Tuesday is out of the question why not come along on Sunday 13th September when we are taking part in [...]

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Oral History Project Talk

Keele University’s alumni officer John Easom is to give a talk to the members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society about the Keele Oral History Project. Find out more at http://newcastleunderlymecivicsociety.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/keele-oral-history-project/

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Old pit could mine new coal

VOLUNTEERS have been digging deep to uncover a piece of mining history.
JCB and Keele University are involved in a project at Apedale Heritage Centre aiming to rediscover the entrance to a pit – almost 10 years after it was sealed up.
Volunteers at the centre believe the old number seven shaft is causing stability problems at [...]

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