Our Time, Our Place Our Heritage. Pottery People.
St. Marks Parish Church, Snow Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4LT
Do you have experience working in The Potteries, or a story to share about your connection with the ceramic history of Stoke-on-Trent?
Our Time, Our Place, Our Heritage is a research project created in partnership with Stoke Creates and the British Ceramics Biennial to investigate, map and capture the history of the city's industrial ceramic hand skills.
As part of this project, we are looking for people who have worked in Stoke-on-Trent's pottery factories or have grown up in the shadow of the bottle kilns and have stories to share.
We’re looking for stories about the mould-makers, slip-casters, fettlers, spongers, handlers, turners, modellers, kiln loaders and stokers, packers, tube-liners, painters, dippers, foot wipers, transferers, gilders, saggar makers, jolleyers, designers, chemists, electricians, buyers, drivers, office staff and the communities they were a part of.
Drop in for a chat and a cup of tea with our project staff.
Also find out more about St. Mark's church and it's unique Tinworth Reredos and the recent conversation work that has taken place to safeguard the church for the future https://www.stmarksshelton.co.uk/heritage
Find out more about the Our Time, Our Place, Our Heritage project at www.britishceramicsbiennial.com
Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund.
Timings
- Wednesday 16 September:
- 4pm-7pm
Location & directions
St. Marks Parish Church, Snow Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4LT
- Contact on day:
- Sarah Bonam
- Telephone number:
- +447921126692
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
Some parking is available in the surrounding side streets. If you prefer secure parking, the Smithfield car park (large grey and yellow building), is a couple of minutes walk from the church https://www.stoke.gov.uk/.../smith.../category/276/car_parks 🦽 Disabled parking will be available in the churchyard. 🚲 Bikes can be securely stored in the church. 🚌 There is a bus stop outside the church in Snow Hill. Bus times can be found here https://bustimes.org/stops/3890D031701
