Salt, Pepper and Vinegar bottle ovens
Heritage Open Day: See the three calcining ovens known locally as 'salt, pepper and vinegar' at close quarters and learn about how the products were used in the local pottery industry These 3 Flint Calcination kilns were last fired in 1988. Flints from the south of England were transported here and located in layers with coke/ coal into the kilns through the charge doors.
After firing (overnight) the calcined flints become friable and easy to crush. Originally the flint would have be
Fri 17 Sep:13.00 to 17.00. Free Entry.
James Kent (Ceramic Materials) Ltd, Fountain Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 2HB
Fri 17 Sep 2021