Bottle Ovens and the Story of The Final Firing

Available from Gladstone Pottery Museum shop
and by Mail Order - phone +44 (0) 1782 237777

http://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/gpm/

Produced with the generous support of the 
Friends of The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery

Planned, researched, written, designed, printed, 
published and distributed entirely in Stoke-on-Trent

"...wonderful book! ... superbly detailed and presented - 
the copious illustrations and photographs are terrific."  
Ray Johnson MBE

"Love this book's mixture of information, narrative, memories, 
snapshots, technical diagrams and the glossary of Stoke words."  
Val Bott MBE

"…incredibly interesting, informative and very well illustrated. 
I can recommend it to anyone who is interested in 
the history behind the pottery industry." 
Brian Milner

"It's a delightful read and such an unusual and creative way 
of telling the story - the reader is drawn into it!" 
Professor Jennifer Tann, 
Director of 'Potbank' the official film of The Last Bottle Oven Firing

“Congratulations, Terry and Pam. This is a remarkable work, 
and you've done something truly important for cultural heritage. 
Documenting the Last Bottle Oven Firing in 1978 preserves skills and stories that would otherwise have been lost forever.
Reading through the manuscript, I can see the extraordinary depth of research and personal involvement that went into it. 
The fact that you were both on the organising committee - Pam kindling the first firemouth, Terry recording the audio and keeping the logbook - gives the account an authenticity that only first hand participants could bring.”
Anon

Potteries Bottle Oven Day - Every August 29th
the date in 1978 when a Potteries bottle oven 
was kindled and fired for the last time