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Owned by the National Trust and operated by Staffordshire County Council, 18th-century-period country house, walled kitchen garden and working model farm including operating water mill and museum - "The Complete Working Historic Estate" Spode Works Visitor Centre: Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke-on-Trent: Industry: History and examples of Spode pottery ...
The museum opened on its current site in 1956 as the Stoke-on-Trent City Museum & Art Gallery. [1] [2] The building was designed by the city architect; J. R. Piggott.[1]The museum's Spitfire, was received from the Royal Air Force in 1972. [3]
Pages in category "Museums in Stoke-on-Trent" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Potteries Museum & Art Gallery; S. Spode Museum; W.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council [94] More images: The Light of the City: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Hanley: 2010: David Annand: Sculpture: Bronze on stainless steel pedestal: Celebrating the centenary of the federation of the six towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent. [95] [96] More images
The Spode Museum is based in Stoke-on-Trent, England, where Josiah Spode, known for his role in the Industrial Revolution, established his pottery business in 1774. The Spode Museum collection includes a ceramics collection representing 200 years of Spode manufacture, ranging from spectacular pieces made for Royalty, the Great Exhibitions and the very rich to simple domestic wares.
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. [1] The museum is located in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
The significance was first recognised by ceramics expert Donald Towner and the site was then excavated by David Barker on behalf of the City Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent. An exceptionally large waste tip was uncovered containing layers of pottery showing the various types of wares produced by the Greatbatch works over a period of twenty ...
Mitchell Arts Centre is in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Formerly known as the Mitchell Memorial Youth Theatre and Mitchell Memorial Youth Arts Centre and referred to locally as The Mitch. It was opened by Group-Captain Douglas Bader on 28 October 1957, [ 1 ] 14 years after Lord Mayor Councillor Charles Austin Brook launched a public appeal in ...