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Power in The Potteries: Evolution of the Bottle Oven

The Warehouse (next to Stoke Top Lock) at Etruria Industrial Museum, Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4RB

  • 17 Sep 2025
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Join Potteries Heritage Society for an illustrated talk exploring how firing pottery became more precise and efficient as bottle ovens evolved.

The profile of a bottle oven against the skyline is very familiar to the people of Stoke-on-Trent but the 50 structures that remain chart changes in their design which took place over centuries of development. The event is scheduled alongside the "Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition" at Etruria Industrial Museum and is part of the City of Stoke-on-Trent's centenary celebrations.

Timings & Tours

Wednesday 17 September:
1730

Location & directions

The Warehouse (next to Stoke Top Lock) at Etruria Industrial Museum, Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4RB

Contact on day:
Andy Perkin
Telephone number:
+447989141910

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Pre-book online
Booking website:
https://potteries.org.uk/evolution-bottleoven-book
Booking opens:
10 Aug 2025 09:00 AM
Booking closes:
15 Sep 2025 04:00 PM

Additional information

The Power of the Potteries exhibition, presentations and walks have been developed to celebrate the City's Centenary and are supported by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Heritage Fund. Thanks to players of the National Lottery.

Max no of people per tour:
30
Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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