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"Owd Grandad Piggott" - a guide to Potteries Dialect. Owd Grandad Piggot is as much a part of the Potteries as the oatcake or the old "pit bonks" published by:

Alan Povey Studio
2a Granville Square
Stonw
Staffordshire
ST15 8DA
England

Also available are Audio Tapes including:

"Owd Grandad Piggott's greatest hits" from:

 BBC Radio Stoke at:


Cheapside, Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent ST1 1JJ
Phone-in: (01782) 208008
Tel. 01782 208080

Email: radio.stoke@bbc.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiostoke/ 




Many booklets about the Potteries, its history and customs, including one called "North Staffs Dialect or 'Con yo toke lark mey surry?" have been written by the late Fred Leigh and are available by writing to:

Adele leigh
29 Pirehill Lane
Walton
STONE
Staffs
UK


tel + 44 (0) 1785 615388

email: aleigh@ntlworld.com 

 


 

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29/12/2001