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Stone » Building And Construction » Tradesmen And Contractors

Stone Tradesmen And Contractors

If you are looking for professional Tradesmen or Contractors to carry out home improvements then check out the Building and Construction/Tradesmen and Contractors directory for someone that is able to aid you with your building work and home improvements, from the designing to the construction. Here at UFindUs we have a vast number of tradesmen and contractors from Carpenters and Electricians to Engravers and Welders. In emergencies we have a number of plumbers who would be able to help, or if you wish to have appliances installed, removed or replaced we have suitable listings for you. All of these tradesmen and contractors carry out a professional service for you in your home, so please browse the listings for someone that could be of service to you.

About Stone - show infohide info

Stone is a small town in the county of Staffordshire, with a population of 14,555 as of 2001. Stone was originally capital of early Mercia, an Anglican kingdom which once spread over much of what is now the West Midlands. christianity arrived in the town via the Monks of Lindisfarne in 650, after being invited by King Penda, the king of Mercia at the time. Stone later ceased to be capital of Mercia, and was succeeded by Stafford, in turn later succeeded by Tamworth. Later on, Stone became an important coaching stop on one of the turnpiked roads in the 18th century. Directories from 1851 say that Stone was 'a very lively town' and would be visited by 'no fewer than 38 stage coaches daily'. Later on, the road became the A34 from Birmingham to the north, though Stone is now bypassed by the M6. Stone was also served by the River Trent, however fluctuations in its depth during different seasons and tides limited the size of boats using the river to trade. Thus, James Brindley the canal builder put forward the scheme to build the Grand Trunk Canal, to link two rivers - the Trent and the Mersey. He was backed by Josiah Wedgwood who saw it as an efficient way of bringing in raw materials for his potteries. Stone became headquarters of the canal company. 48 miles of the canal, by now known as the Trent and Mersey Canal, were completed in 1772, which now linked Wilden Ferry and Stone. The canal is now mainly used for leisure boats, with the old boat building facility in the town now in use for maintenance of pleasure craft. The coming of the railways spelt the end of Stone as a coaching town. A line was opened from Congleton to Norton Bridge via Stone in 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway Company. The following year, a branch line from Stone to Colwich opened. Today both these lines exist, with the Norton Bridge line leading to Stafford and the West Coast Main Line, as well as Birmingham; the Colwich branch offering a faster route to the West Coast Main Line avoiding Stafford. Nearby towns include Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Uttoxeter, Burton on Trent, Colwich and Eccleshall.

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