Made in England: Stoke-on-Trent

I remember my first development trip to Stoke. I drove up the M40.  Repeatedly listening to the same CD,  I’d achieved a meditative high of anticipation and excitement, when the phone rang. It was a Stoke-on-Trent number. ‘Hello duck’ said an unfamiliar voice. ‘Snow is forecast. Best get here early.’ It was the landlady from [...]