Overview
About the event
Potteries Bottle Oven Day takes us back to August 29th, 1978. On this day, something remarkable happened.
A team of 19 staff and 72 volunteers at Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent fired up a bottle oven for one last time. This wasn�??t just any day; it was a turning point. The event caught the attention of people all over, making headlines and marking the end of an era.
The idea is all about honoring the past and the incredible work of potters in the area. Those big brick ovens were once at the heart of pottery making in the Potteries.
By remembering the last firing, we keep the spirit and heritage alive. It�??s a salute to the skills and dedication that shaped the pottery industry.
Today, Potteries Bottle Oven Day is a yearly celebration. Every August 29th brings people together to remember the old ways and the last time the flames danced inside a bottle oven.
A team of 19 staff and 72 volunteers at Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent fired up a bottle oven for one last time. This wasn�??t just any day; it was a turning point. The event caught the attention of people all over, making headlines and marking the end of an era.
The idea is all about honoring the past and the incredible work of potters in the area. Those big brick ovens were once at the heart of pottery making in the Potteries.
By remembering the last firing, we keep the spirit and heritage alive. It�??s a salute to the skills and dedication that shaped the pottery industry.
Today, Potteries Bottle Oven Day is a yearly celebration. Every August 29th brings people together to remember the old ways and the last time the flames danced inside a bottle oven.
