North Staffordshire Field Club
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The North Staffordshire Field Club was an organisation founded in 1865 to study the natural history
, geology
, industrial history
and local history
of North Staffordshire
, England
Its president from 1865-70 was industrialist and banker James Bateman
FRS.
Other notable members included:
The Club was extant until at least 2000.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, industrial history
Industrial history
Industry in the sense of professional manufacturing has existed for millennia, since the first cities rose.-Cottage industry:A cottage industry is an industry – primarily manufacturing – which includes many producers, working from their homes, typically part time...
and local history
Local history
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history...
of North Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
Its president from 1865-70 was industrialist and banker James Bateman
James Bateman
James Bateman was a landowner and accomplished horticulturist. He developed Biddulph Grange after moving there around 1840, from nearby Knypersley Hall...
FRS.
Other notable members included:
- William Henry GossWilliam Henry GossWilliam Henry Goss was an English potter notable for having started the souvenir trade in pottery.-Gossware:...
- Elizabeth Wright Montford JP
The Club was extant until at least 2000.