Former Gladstone and Park Place (Roslyn) Works, Longton, Stoke on Trent

Former Gladstone and Park Place (Roslyn) Works, Longton, Stoke on Trent

Photograph taken 27 August 2003 © Mr Donald Pittman. Source Historic England Archive ref: 384513

This former pottery works is now a working museum. Most of the buildings date to c1860. There were pottery works on the site before this date.

Location

Stoke on Trent Longton

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

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.

Glass and Pottery (Ceramic) Industry

Tags

pottery industry museum education victorian (1837 - 1901)