Crown Devon Works, Stoke-on-Trent

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Date:April 1963

Description:A calcining kiln at S Fielding's Crown Devon Works off Whieldon Road. Originally part of the Railway Works, this photograph was taken next to the Stoke to Derby railway line. Calcining kilns were used to "bake" flint and animal bones. This made them brittle and easier to grind up before they were added to the clay body.

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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator

Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.

Donor ref:SD1480/218-05 (204/38759)

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