and also worked in the town. In the 17th century, Molly Leigh was resident of the town, she was accused of being a witch before her death in 1748. Painter James Astbury Hammersley also came from Burslem. William Frederick Horry owned the George Hotel in the 1860s before murdering his wife Jane at his father's house in Boston, Lincolnshire. Despite pleas for clemency he was hanged at Lincoln Castle on 1 April 1872 and his body interred with other executed felons in the interior of the Castle's Lucy Tower, where it can still be seen. William Clowes, one of the founders of Primitive Methodism, was born in Burslem as was John Bennett the potter. Sarah Benett (1850–1924), the Suffragette, member of the WSPU and social reformer lived in Burslem from 1894. William Boulton's Providence Works and Foundry was based in Burslem, which designed and made the machinery that revolutionised the pottery industry in the second half of the 19th century. In popular culture George Formby's first sound film, Boots! Boots!, got its world premiere in Burslem in 1934. The 1952 film adaptation of Arnold Bennett's The Card was partly filmed on location in the town. Robbie Williams included the song "Burslem Normals"' on his album Rudebox, released in 2006. A short film, Goodbye to the Normals was also made. A song "Waterloo Road" performed by Jason Crest was written (by Mike Deighan and Mike Wilsh) about the Waterloo Road in Burslem. The song became very popular and even reached no. 1 in France when the French singer Joe Dassin covered it under the title "Les Champs Élysées". The guitarist Slash, lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, was also an inhabitant of Stoke-on-Trent in his early years. Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy, a musician, singer and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead, was born in Burslem. See also Burslem (UK Parliament constituency), abolished Parliamentary constituency Smallthorne, nearby area 1842 Pottery riots References Some of the text on this page is sourced from Middleport, England - a concise overview – with full permission for WikiPedia use & licensing granted – if in doubt, please contact author via Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent - Email form External links Burslem – one of the Six Towns More on Burslem – in trade journals Use interactive maps to search for historic artefacts and photographs from old Burslem Local Edition the local newspaper for Burslem