During World War II and for some years afterwards, it was owned by the renowned Carr's Café and was daily frequented by the owners of many Stoke-on-Trent potteries who resided in the village.

A memorial plaque was unveiled there by Staffordshire Police in the summer of 2007[5] to commemorate the work of Henry Faulds, the fingerprint pioneer, who retired to live in the village at number 1 James Street and is buried at St Margaret's Church.

Redeveloped in the 1960s, the shafts being deepened to reach the lowermost coal seams produced 1 million tons in 1963.

The large Asda store and the Wolstanton Retail Park now covers the main part of the former mine, and the colliery's former sports field is now—after some not inconsiderable opposition—being redeveloped with housing.

Paid for by the developers of the site, Bloor Homes, this road finally opened to the public on 24 January 2008.

In April 2012 planning permission was granted for a regional flagship Marks & Spencer store to be built on Wolstanton Retail Park.