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An illustrated talk by Jon Heal about the architect Charles Barry, renowned for his work designing the Palace of Westminster, but who also designed an Italianate palace in Trentham for the 2nd Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.

See the three calcining bottle ovens known locally as 'Salt, Pepper and Vinegar' at close quarters and learn about how the manufactured products were used in the local pottery industry.

Trentham Parish Church opens all its doors to welcome visitors

A walk around Burslem to historical buildings featured in the novels of Arnold Bennett, and on which we have mounted blue plaques over recent years. At each stop there will be readings of Bennett extracts featuring the building we've arrived at.

Get exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the V&A Wedgwood Collection with a special talk about Wedgwood designer and architect, Keith Murray (1891-1981).

Take a look behind-the-scenes of the Unpacking Project at V&A Wedgwood Collection with a guided tour around our collection storage space.

Visitors are invited to come and explore one of The Potteries most important historic buildings with its internationally significant showcase of beautiful Minton tiles.

Join Potteries Heritage Society to find out about the only 15 remaining bottle ovens that were built in the City of Stoke-on-Trent.

This talk will look at the various types of ovens and kilns which were used in our area for the firing of tableware, tiles and bricks, as well as the calcining kilns used for the manufacture of flint and bone ash as raw materials.

Discover the four men who designed the buildings that marked Trentham out as a thriving estate village in the 1800s. Come and see what remains of their work and what has been lost.

Come and join us on a Free Heritage Trail for Heritage Open Days! Your free ticket will include access to our Heritage areas, including our Bottle Oven, Steam Engine, Mould Store and Harper Street!

Explore the grade II listed potters' flint mill dating from 1909 and its historic calcining ovens.

Come and see the Middleport Pottery Archive Collection! Not open to the public, learn about the objects we have and how we care for them. Special for this year - A display of letters from Absalom Reade Wood, architect of Middleport Pottery!

The launch of a new film celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, chronicling the City's transition from the smoking bottle ovens of the 1920s to present day clean technologies and rejuvenated open spaces.

Claire Baily, a clay researcher with the British Ceramics Biennial, presents her ongoing research into the creative reuse of construction spoil clay—an abundant byproduct that is typically sent to landfill.

An illustrated talk exploring the changing use of energy sources used in The Potteries over the past 100 years.

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

See a display of Vintage Stationary Engines on Saturday 20th, Classic Vehicles on the Sunday and visit a canal side Potters' Mill (Bone and Flint) on both days from 1100 to 1630. Visitor Centre and Power in the Potteries Exhibition.

An exhibition illustrating how in the past 100 years the area has moved away from almost total dependance on coal to cleaner energy sources and a cleaner environment.

Explore the belfry, see tombs of the founders of world famous potteries of Spode and Wedgwood, get up close to exquisite stained glass windows, get a birds eye view of the Minster with unique drone footage. Display on the new City heritage walk.

Potteries Heritage Society is opening up a wealth of information about bottle ovens. Each of the 29 separate bottle oven sites in Stoke-on-Trent will feature a QR code link to Bottle Oven Facts, as well as further information about bottle oven types.

A guided walk to discover traces of Charles Barry's legacy in Trentham.

An opportunity to look at the chapel known as 'The Cathedral of the Potteries' and its interesting and unusual architecture. When it was built over 200 years ago it was said to have the largest span of any chapel outside London.

Tours showing the skills behind mending the masonry of the tower, pinnacles and parapets.

St Bartholomew's Church Norton-le-Moors is a Grade II listed. building, with outstanding views towards the Staffordshire Moorlands. Visitors to the belfry and the Church will be able to learn more about its fascinating history.

Follow in the footsteps of the Fords of Ford Green Hall from St Bartholomew’s Church in Norton-le-Moors to the family’s farmhouse - now a Grade II* listed museum.

A Victorian Time Capsule - As seen on the Lloyds TV advert, Hidden Britain by Drone, Abandoned Engineering...... A chance to visit Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, which closed in 1977 and became a museum. New Heritage Centre, NO UNDERGROUND TOURS

Free admission to site

Ford Green Hall was built in 1624 for Hugh Ford. It is a fine example of a timber-framed farm house. The Ford family lived at the Hall for nearly 200 years.

A rare early evening opportunity to visit Winkhill Mill and peek into a traditional Stoke-on-Trent tile manufactory. Visitors will also be able to explore a special exhibition of stunning encaustic tiles and unusual studio ceramics.

A rare opportunity to visit Winkhill Mill and peek into a traditional Stoke-on-Trent tile manufactory. Visitors will also be able to explore a special exhibition of stunning encaustic tiles and unusual studio ceramics.

Visitors are offered a rare opportunity to join a guided tour behind the scenes at Winkhill Mill, a traditional ceramic tile manufactory. The Firing Line produces dust pressed tiles using traditional techniques and 100 year old cast iron machinery.

Explore the exciting legacy of the Minton family in Hartshill. In the mid-nineteenth century, pottery manufacturer, Herbert Minton, transformed the village, building Holy Trinity Church, worker’s houses and the school at his own expense.

Christ Church is an Anglican church in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. It is in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent and Fenton, and in the Diocese of Lichfield. The building is Grade II listed.

Take a step back in time and walk the history of the Dudson legacy, from pottery production to people. Discover centre's rich history and let's go on a journey together through its transformation from disused factory into thriving community.

ARNOLD BENNETT Society in collaboration with The Dudson Centre, guided walk from the Centre to the Arnold Bennett Statue, outside the Potteries Museum in Hanley.

A guided walk exploring the heritage of Fenton's beautiful green spaces. Discover the hidden history that lies beneath the area's parks and green spaces.

Find out about our iconic bottle ovens by exploring the historic pottery town of Longton on this fascinating walk.

Join the Potteries Heritage Society in exploring the work of millwright and canal engineer, James Brindley, who set the blueprint for the canals of the eighteenth century and the emerging industrial revolution.

Celebrate Arthur Berry’s centenary at Barewall Gallery with free colouring books and drop-in creative sessions – a fun, family-friendly way to explore Burslem’s heritage.

Discover a wealth of different bottle oven types in Stoke-on-Trent, using our special guides published for Heritage Open Days. Each bottle oven site will feature a QR code link to further Bottle Oven Facts.

Guided tour covering key features of the public areas of the station including Winton Square, memorial arch & platforms.

Tracks Through Time is an interactive exhibition sharing real stories of women, disabled workers, and diverse heritage staff, past and present in shaping the railway over the last 200 years.