Stone, Railway Station 1900
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By the 10th century pottery was being manufactured in and around Stafford, but it would be Burslem that would rise to become the main centre of this industry during the 13th and 14th centuries. By the mid to late 13th century, forges were established at Cannock, Rugeley and Sedgley. These early forges smelted iron ore in a bloomery, which was often little more than an open hearth fired by charcoal. By Tudor times, the first blast furnaces were being introduced; the blast was provided by water powered bellows.Water wheels also provided the motive power for the early drop hammers and the first slitting mills, which cut iron rods into workable lengths for nail makers.
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