Bottle Kiln, Newcastle Street, Longport, Stoke on Trent

Photograph taken 26 June 2005 © Historic England Archive. Source Mr Clive Shenton ref: 384458

Bottle kiln at the former Price and Kensington Teapot Works. Many pottery works were located on or close to canals as this provided the cheapest and easiest means of transporting raw materials in and finished good out of the factory.

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Stoke on Trent Longport

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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Here a glass vessel is being formed in a mould. This method of glass manufacture has a history going back about 5,000 years. Glass production is often centred around areas rich fuels such as coal.

Bottle Kiln, Newcastle Street, Longport, Stoke on Trent

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