Date:November 1962
Description:The entrance to a hovel at the Victoria Pottery in Fenton. A hovel was a brick built bottle shaped building that enclosed the kiln. The hovel created a draught which removed smoke and protected the firing kiln. The kiln was fired from inside the hovel. This oven was once part of the Victoria & Trentham Potteries works just off King Street. the works have been demolished.
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This is a photograph of the interior courtyard at the Victoria Pottery just off King Street in Fenton. ...
The entrance to a hovel at the Victoria Pottery in Fenton. A hovel was a brick built bottle shaped building ...
The Victoria Pottery was just south of King Street. In this photograph, The circular structure on the ...
Part of the interior courtyard at Victoria Pottery which was just off King Street in Fenton. This is ...
This was the main entrance off King Street into the Victoria & Trentham Potteries Victoria Works. Pottery ...
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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator
Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.
Donor ref:SD1480/212-08 (204/39562)
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