Pottery works, Stoke on Trent, Stoke on Trent

A pottery works with its forest of bottle kilns bordering a railway line in Stoke-on-Trent. Bottle kilns have a relatively short working life of about 30 years, so were constantly rebuilt. Due to recent changes in the industry, few of these distinctive monuments survive in the area.

Location

Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent

Period

1950s (1950 - 1959)

Themes

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industry manufacture work pottery bottle kiln railway 1950s (1950 - 1959)