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The Gladstone Pottery Museum is a working museum of a medium-sized coal-fired pottery, typical of those once common in the North Staffordshire area of England from the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century to the mid 20th century. It is a grade II* listed building.
The largest group is to be found in Longton within its conservation area which protects a number of 19th century pottery works. Bottle ovens open to the public include those of the Gladstone Pottery Museum in Longton, Sharpe's Pottery Museum in Swadlincote, the Middleport Pottery (Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) and the Coalport China Museum (part of ...
Frederick Alfred Rhead (1856–1933) was a potter working in North Staffordshire, England. He is not to be confused with his son Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942) who was also a potter, and who worked mainly in the USA. His other children included the pottery designer Charlotte Rhead.
The kilns of the Gladstone Pottery Museum, along with others in the Longton conservation area represent a significant proportion of the national stock of the structures. [8] The bottle ovens of Longton have been promoted as a tourist attraction. [9] In the 21st century, the condition of some of the bottle ovens has given cause for concern.
Middleport Pottery has been described as a “model pottery" of the Staffordshire pottery industry at the time of its construction. Its scale and linear organisation contrast with the constricted sites and haphazard layout of traditional potteries such as the Gladstone Pottery Museum.
Gladstone Pottery Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, England (2021 ... The Great Pottery Throw Down is a British television competition programme that first aired on BBC Two ...
Potbank. A potbank is a colloquial name for a pottery factory in North Staffordshire used to make bone china, earthenware and sanitaryware . The Gladstone Pottery Museum.
Now a museum, the former Gladstone pottery works date mostly from 1860 but there are elements that date back to the start of the 19th century and earlier. The main building range is a long 3 storey building and behind it are a number of kilns and other building ranges arranged around a central courtyard.