Wedgwood: Famous Staffordshire potter's name misspelt on sign

A road sign featuring a misspelling of potter Josiah Wedgwood's name was erected in Stoke-on-Trent.

The brown tourist sign is on the A53 at Etruria and directs people to the former Wedgwood and Doulton Outlet.

But Wedgwood was spelt with an extra "e", prompting a Staffordshire county councillor to say it would be amended.

Councillor David Williams said: "This looks to be an old sign, but as it is on the edge of our network we will look to get it rectified."

Josiah Wedgwood was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1730, and was an innovative designer, a manufacturer of high-quality pottery and a campaigner for social reform.

A sculpture of him that was mistakenly demolished during roadworks in the city is expected to be rebuilt by the end of the year.

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