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Sent a copy of this book to an American friend & he's just messaged me to tell me he's enjoying it so far.
Apparently he's reading about Stoke & the potteries, to me the potteries aren't 'northern' in the way that Derbyshire/Yorks/Lancs/Cumbria/Tyne &Wear are recognisably northern but they don't seem quite 'midlands' either.
Where would the culture of the Potteries sit on a sliding scale i wonder?
Well Taz lives there so that may be an indicator!!
I suppose using the term 'culture' was a mistake! 😛
Anywhere south of Hartlepool is Yorkshire. Yorkshire is in the midlands. The midlands is 'dahn saaf'
Edit: except for Scotch Corner services. That's like a little enclave.
I thought it was good - Maconie's far more palatable as an author than he is as a DJ.
Great book - read it years ago. IIRC he concluded The North started at Crewe, didn't he?
I consider Stoke to be Oop North… all my roots are from there. Elderly relatives would always bring batches of Oatcakes to this side of the family stranded in Somerset.
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I'm from North Nottinghamshire. Sutton in Ashfield to be precise.
And that's Midlands. Fact.
Stoke is only slightly south of that, so it's Midlands too.
Fact.