Gladstone Pottery Museum, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent Photos

The Gladstone Pottery Museum occupies an antique factory complete with many original brick beehive-shaped kilns, factory buildings & machinery, some of which are used for demonstrations of industrial revolution era techniques. In addition, the museum exhibits collections of tile art & ceramics produced for bathrooms, like toilets, sinks & tubs.

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Industrial era brick beehive-shaped kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Pottery buildings & kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Brick beehive kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Pottery kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Industrial era brick beehive-shaped kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Pottery buildings & kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Brick beehive kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Pottery kilns at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Gladstone Pottery Museum entrance. Longton, Stoke, England.Interior view of brick pottery kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Interior wall of brick pottery kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars for firing stacks of clay plates within kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Gladstone Pottery Museum entrance. Longton, Stoke, England.Interior view of brick pottery kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Interior wall of brick pottery kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars for firing stacks of clay plates within kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Saggars were used in kilns to support weight of wares being fired & protect new dishes from smoke at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Stacks of saggars were manually placed inside kilns before firing at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars were manually stacked inside kilns before firing at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars with pottery plates to be fired stacked in kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Saggars (essentially clay barrels) were used in kilns to support weight of wares being fired & protect new dishes from smoke at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Stacks of saggars were manually placed inside kilns before firing at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars were manually stacked inside kilns before firing at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Saggars with pottery plates to be fired stacked in kiln at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Wooden forms used to make saggars at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Rope & pulley wheel used to turn pottery wheels for forming clay at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Wooden forms used to make saggars at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Rope & pulley wheel (c1700s on) used to turn pottery wheels for forming clay at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Machine for forming plates at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Industrial age engine to supply power via belts to pottery factory at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Forming wares on pottery wheel at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Machine for forming plates at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Industrial age engine to supply power via belts to pottery factory at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Piston of steam engine at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Power transfer wheels of steam engine at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Lathe at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Demonstration of gilding stages for hand burnishing gold applied to china plate at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Piston of steam engine at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Power transfer wheels of steam engine at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Lathe at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Demonstration of gilding stages for hand burnishing gold applied to china plate at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Storeroom of colors applied to pottery at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Storeroom of colors applied to pottery at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample (c1900) from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample (c1900) from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Plates cataloging available pottery color sample (c1900) from Staffordshire color suppliers at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Samples of available ceramic colors at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Storeroom of colors applied to pottery at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Collections of China production runs at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Gladstone Pottery Museum round ceramic mosaic commemorating aspects of museum & ceramic history at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Samples of available ceramic colors at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Storeroom of colors applied to pottery at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Collections of China production runs at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.Gladstone Pottery Museum round ceramic mosaic commemorating aspects of museum & ceramic history at Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.
Commemorative plate featuring Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.


Commemorative plate (1986) featuring Gladstone Pottery Museum. Longton, Stoke, England.


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