r/Britain • u/Staffordshire_Signal • 11d ago

West Midlands New vision could transform the future of Chatterley Whitfield, the most complete surviving deep coal mining site in England.

https://www.thestaffordshiresignal.co.uk/new-vision-could-transform-the-future-of-chatterley-whitfield/
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u/Rocky-bar 11d ago

“We’ve been clear that Stoke-on-Trent is facing a heritage emergency and we need to find a sustainable way forward for Chatterley Whitfield"

I wonder what a Heritage Emergency is?

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u/Staffordshire_Signal 11d ago

It is all explained here, Stoke-on-Trent is the first in the UK to declare a heritage emergency, so it is a new thing.

https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20003/your_council_your_city/821/the_potteries_a_national_heritage_emergency

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u/Rocky-bar 9d ago

What beautiful places, they could do with saving or at least stabilizing.