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Pieces of crockery await finishing in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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Crockery moulds containing liquid clay are pictured in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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A worker produces crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
A worker produces crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
A worker produces crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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The base of a piece of crockery is stamped with a mark detailing its origin as it awaits finishing in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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A worker produces crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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A worker hand-paints crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
Best Photos of the Day
A worker hand-paints crockery in the Emma Bridgewater factory, which employs around 185 people and manufactures 1.3 million pieces of pottery each year in the centre of Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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Moulds for crockery designs, some dating back over 80 years, are pictured on the site of the former Spode pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on February 14, 2017. The by-election for the seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central, which has been held by the Labour Party since 1950, will take place on February 23, 2017. On a rich seam of clay in England's West Midlands, Stoke became the world centre of pottery production by 1800. Now fewer than 10,000 people still work in an industry that once employed 80,000 in Stoke, as factories closed and production shifted to Asia over the last 20 years. OLI SCARFF / AFP
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