Crown and Anchor sanitary problems about 1850

Mervyn Edwards describes an 1850 survey of the sanitary problems plaguing the Crown and Anchor pub and hotel due to being next to the full graveyard of St Johns Church. Image c.1820s: The national post coach travelled through the Potteries and it called at the Leopard Inn in Burslem, the King's Head at Shelton, and the Crown and Anchor at Lane End. Enoch Wood collection, courtesy of Stoke-on-Trent Museums. #Longtonheritage