Pottery shraff tip near Summerbank Road, Tunstall

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Date:June 1964

Description:A Shraff tip was the pottery industry's rubbish tip, containing moulds, used saggars and broken pottery such as lump and wasters. Lump and waster was faulty pottery, so bad it couldn't be sold as "seconds" or even "thirds" and ends up being deliberately smashed and dumped.

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Pottery shraff tip near Summerbank Road, Tunstall

A Shraff tip was the pottery industry's rubbish tip, containing moulds, used saggars and broken pottery ...

Shraff tip on Summerbank Road, Tunstall

This shraff tip was in an old clay pit at the junctrion of Summerbank Road and High Street on the edge ...

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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator

Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.

Donor ref:SD1480/087-03 (204/35219)

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