Llanaber → Stoke-on-Trent
2 connections via Shrewsbury, Crewe · 3 hr 48
A bottle kiln at Dudson Museum recalls the pottery trade that shaped the Potteries.
Hanley and the pottery story
Stoke-on-Trent grew from six towns—Hanley, Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke, Fenton and Longton—whose kilns made the area known as The Potteries. In Hanley, the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery displays ceramics alongside local art and history; its collections make the craft’s technical and decorative range tangible.
Kilns and canals
The listed bottle kiln at Dudson Museum recalls the coal-fired pottery works that shaped the skyline. The Trent and Mersey Canal links former industrial districts and offers a quieter view of this city’s manufacturing landscape.