George Edwards - Cheddleton, Staffordshire.
N 53° 04.246 W 002° 02.597
30U E 564099 N 5880570
This bench is located at Cheddleton Flint Mill next to the Caldon Canal at Cheddleton.
Waymark Code: WMVBWN
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/29/2017
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The bench is located at Cheddleton Flint Mill and commemorates George Edwards the last potters miller.
This is a double seated wooden bench with the inscription carved into the wood on the back of each bench.
The inscription reads as follows;
(facing the mill) - IN MEMORY OF GEORGE EDWARDS
(facing the canal)- CHEDDLETON'S LAST POTTERS MILLER
Cheddleton Mill was owned by J. & G. Meakin, Potters, of Hanley from 1856-1903. The mill was sold in 1903 to George Edwards & Son, who ran the mill until it closed in 1963 and it was then sold to the Trust in 1967.
Where is this bench located?: On a raised area facing Cheddleton Flint Mill by the Caldon Canal
Who is this bench honoring?: George Edwards
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