Bottlekiln lamp Moorcroft pottery Made by Burslem pottery in

Made by Burslem pottery in high fired stoneware

A double tile showing the town of Burslem the Mothertown

it as been subsumed in the borough of Stoke on Trent but still important commercial and ceramic centre

quiet close to the Cauldon branch of the Trent and Mersey canal

Based on a Victorian spoon warmer

Bottlekiln lamp Moorcroft pottery Made by Burslem pottery inBottle kilns were typical of the industrial landscape mostly built in the 18th and 19th centuries their association with Stoke on Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramics industry was mainly based in the city. Nothing depicts the potteries better than a bottle kiln, there were hundreds around Stoke on Trent. Height 22cm plus light fitting. no bulb or shade included for picture use only.