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Gladstone Pottery Museum
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs
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Quick Guide
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Victorian pottery factory. It has a cobbled court yard, bottle kilns and you get
to experience for yourself what conditions were like for the men, women
and children who worked at the centre of the world’s pottery industry. This is said to be the last complete Victorian Pottery factory in the
country. The museum offers an insight into the history of Stoke-on-Trent,
famous the world over for the quality of its pottery.
They have a gallery devoted to the history of the toilet, covering the story
of the WC from the time of Queen Elizabeth I through to the toilet of our
future. The tile gallery features an impressive
decorative tile collection in the country and celebrates the ways in which
ceramic tiles have given beauty and colour to floors and walls over the
centuries. You get to find out how tiles were made and decorated
and enjoy the 'art of the tile' from gothic revival to art deco.
Gladstone's bottle ovens are a legacy of Stoke-on-Trent's industrial past
and are typical of hundreds that dominated the city's skyline in the 19th
and early 20th centuries. You get to find out how these were
prepared for a firing and the skills needed to ensure the ware emerged from
the kiln in perfect condition. Explore the maze of original workshops that
surround the ovens, see how the potters would have prepared, made and
decorated pottery. |
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| Bottle oven or Kiln |
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You can also make a souvenir yourself to take
home. But there again you may be tempted to get your work of art from the gift
shop.
You also get to sit in the doctors waiting room and discover many of the
specific ailments suffered by the workforce, before exploring the doctors
consulting room and his private kitchen. This provides an insight into
the hazards of working in Staffordshire’s pottery and coal industries and the
toll they took on workers’ health.
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topics and events including 'haunted evenings', see their website or call them
if these interest you. Their website is a section of the council
website and not ideal, you will need to use the browser back button and watch
out for links on the left, but also on the right and amongst the text on pages
to find information.
For a detailed history of the factory
click here
(from another part of the councils website, but not on the museums site).
There are a range of other museums run by the
council including:
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Location: Gladstone Pottery Museum, Stoke
on Trent, Staffs |
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Grid Reference:
SJ915431 |
Ceremonial County:
Staffordshire |
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Map Link:
multimap
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Aerial photo:
multimap
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Getting there: From M6 exit 15 or
16 take the A500 towards Stoke-on-Trent, then the A50 to Longton, then use
map above. Being council owned there are probably plenty of signs for this
museum. Don't get this site confused with the
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery another museum run by the council. |
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Access: Free car and coach parking. |
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Website:
Own
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Other Useful Websites:
Wiki |
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Email:
gladstone@stoke.gov.uk |
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Address: Gladstone Pottery Museum,
Uttoxeter Road,
Longton,
Stoke-on-Trent. |
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Postcode: ST3 1PQ |
Telephone: 01782 237777 |
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Opening Times: Open every day 10am-5pm |
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Charges: Adults: £5.95;
Children: £4.50 4-16 years inclusive (All children
under 16 must be accompanied by an adult); Concessions:
£4.95; Family Ticket: £18.00 -
2+2.
There is also a 12 month passport covering all
their museums, and giving a 10% discount in some of their museum shops.
Adult £8.50;
Concessions £7.50; Family
£20.50 (two adults and two children) Additional children £3 each . |
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Nearby Locations:
Potteries museum and art gallery
Ford Green Hall
(17th
century timber black and white building)
Etrria Industrial museum
(last working steam powered potters mill). In steam several times a year, also has blacksmiths forge, 1940's style canal check office, canal warehouse, boat gauging dock.
All included in passport tickets above. |
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Other Location Pages:
Living
History Section
List of Living
History Museums
Living history museums introduction
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Notes:
Access for people who have difficulties is not bad, ramps and the like being
in place, but the courtyard is cobbled. It is however an older property so
some difficulties may be encountered.
Click here
for more information, or call them.
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CIN Page Ref: gladstone_pottery_museum |
Classification:
Living History |
Date Updated: 07/2008 |
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