This directory details all of the registered events taking place within Stoke-on-Trent during the Heritage Open Days festival between the 12th and 21st September 2025. Click on the Heritage Open Days logo for more information.

Oliver's Mill

Mon, 15/09/2025 - 16:00

Oliver's MillOliver's Mill, Newport Lane, ST6 3NJ
 
Monday 15th September

16:00-18:00

Explore the grade II listed potters' flint mill dating from 1909 and its historic calcining ovens. Standing by the Trent and Mersey Canal in Newport in Stoke-on-Trent, the historic mill is the focus for exciting plans to regenerate and rejuvenate the site. Find out more from local experts and about "The Teapot Factory" charity taking on the challenge.

Booking: Not required
HODs Page Link
 
 
Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicAssistance dogs welcomePartial Wheelchair AccessArchitecture theme

Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 11:00

Changing Energy

Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB
 
Wednesday 17th September
Thursday 18th September
Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September 
 
11:00 - 16:30 each day
 
To celebrate the City of Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, Etruria Industrial Museum is hosting this exhibition and other events to highlight the City's transition from dirty to cleaner energy and from industrial grime to clean air and reclaimed landscapes. In 1925 coal was the main source of primary energy. A combination of displays and talks will show the progress that has been made in the last 100 years. The main exhibition will be open on Wednesday and Thursday (17th & 18th Sep) and continue throughout the weekend (20th & 21st Sep) when the museum opens its doors for free for Heritage Open Days.
 
Booking: not required

Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 11:00

Changing Energy

Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB
 
Wednesday 17th September
Thursday 18th September
Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September 
 
11:00 - 16:30 each day
 
To celebrate the City of Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, Etruria Industrial Museum is hosting this exhibition and other events to highlight the City's transition from dirty to cleaner energy and from industrial grime to clean air and reclaimed landscapes. In 1925 coal was the main source of primary energy. A combination of displays and talks will show the progress that has been made in the last 100 years. The main exhibition will be open on Wednesday and Thursday (17th & 18th Sep) and continue throughout the weekend (20th & 21st Sep) when the museum opens its doors for free for Heritage Open Days.
 
Booking: not required

Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition

Sat, 20/09/2025 - 11:00

Changing Energy

Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB
 
Wednesday 17th September
Thursday 18th September
Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September 
 
11:00 - 16:30 each day
 
To celebrate the City of Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, Etruria Industrial Museum is hosting this exhibition and other events to highlight the City's transition from dirty to cleaner energy and from industrial grime to clean air and reclaimed landscapes. In 1925 coal was the main source of primary energy. A combination of displays and talks will show the progress that has been made in the last 100 years. The main exhibition will be open on Wednesday and Thursday (17th & 18th Sep) and continue throughout the weekend (20th & 21st Sep) when the museum opens its doors for free for Heritage Open Days.
 
Booking: not required

Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition

Sun, 21/09/2025 - 11:00

Changing Energy

Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB
 
Wednesday 17th September
Thursday 18th September
Saturday 20th September
Sunday 21st September 
 
11:00 - 16:30 each day
 
To celebrate the City of Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, Etruria Industrial Museum is hosting this exhibition and other events to highlight the City's transition from dirty to cleaner energy and from industrial grime to clean air and reclaimed landscapes. In 1925 coal was the main source of primary energy. A combination of displays and talks will show the progress that has been made in the last 100 years. The main exhibition will be open on Wednesday and Thursday (17th & 18th Sep) and continue throughout the weekend (20th & 21st Sep) when the museum opens its doors for free for Heritage Open Days.
 
Booking: not required

Power in The Potteries: Energy Then and Now

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 14:00

Calcing Ovens at Cliffe ValeThe Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Wednesday 17th September

14:00

Until the middle of the 20th century coal was THE source of energy throughout the UK - both as a direct fuel in factories, homes and power stations as well as a 'raw material' in steel production. We've seen photos of towns with every building black from the smoke and, of course, the Potteries area was also notorious for the smoke emitted from the bottle-ovens. from the Many thousand people suffered from the effects of smoke, in addition to cigarette smoking and the coal-miners themselves often suffered from such problems such as pneumoconiosis.

Booking: Pre-book online:  potteries.org.uk/energy-then-now-bookHODs Page Link

Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessRefreshments

Power in The Potteries: Evolution of the Bottle Oven

Wed, 17/09/2025 - 17:30

Hovel type ovens at Gladstone Pottery MuseumThe Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Wednesday 17th September

17:30

The profile of a bottle oven against the skyline is very familiar to the people of Stoke-on-Trent but the 50 structures that remain chart changes in their design which took place over centuries of development. Join Potteries Heritage Society for an illustrated talk exploring how firing pottery became more precise and efficient as bottle ovens evolved. The event is scheduled alongside the "Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition" at Etruria Industrial Museum and is part of the City of Stoke-on-Trent's centenary celebrations.

Booking: Pre-book online:  potteries.org.uk/evolution-bottleoven-bookHODs Page Link

Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessRefreshments

Power in The Potteries: From Black to Green

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 11:00

Smoking chimneys and reclaimed landThe Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Wednesday 17th September

11:00

A film celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary, chronicling the City's transition from the smoking bottle ovens and coal-hungry industry of the 1920s, through the successive land reclamation and building conservation programmes of the late 20th Century, to present day clean technologies and rejuvenated open spaces. Ray Johnson of the Staffordshire Film Archive will present the film, which will be available to watch during the rest of the Power in the Potteries Energy Exhibition (18th, 20th and 21st September). The film has been specially commissioned by Etruria Industrial Museum with support from Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Heritage Fund.

Booking: not requiredHODs Page Link

Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair Access

Power in The Potteries: From Waste to Resource

Thu, 18/09/2025 - 17:30

Reusing spoil clayThe Canal Warehouse at Etruria Industrial Museum
Etruria Vale Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB

Thursday 18th September

17:30

Claire Baily, a clay researcher with the British Ceramics Biennial, presents her ongoing research into the creative reuse of construction spoil clay—an abundant byproduct that is typically sent to landfill. Her work highlights the potential of this overlooked material to be transformed into a valuable resource through innovative and sustainable practices. The project investigates how artists, makers, and industry can adopt circular economy approaches to unlock environmental, social, and economic benefits. By examining both current and emerging uses of spoil clay, the research highlights the importance of cross-sector collaboration in reimagining waste and inspiring long-term, systemic change. The event is scheduled alongside the "Power in The Potteries: Energy Exhibition" at Etruria Industrial Museum and is part of the City of Stoke-on-Trent's centenary celebrations.

Booking: potteries.org.uk/waste-to-resource-bookHODs Page Link

Website: potteries.org.uk

Special Event for HODsToilets on siteOnsite parkingAccessible toiletsPartial Wheelchair AccessRefreshments

Salt, Pepper and Vinegar Bottle Ovens

Fri, 19/09/2025 - 13:00

Salt Pepper & Vinegar Bottle OvensJames Kent (Ceramic Materials) LtdJames Kent
Fountain Street, Fenton
Stoke on Trent, ST4 2HB

Friday 19th September

13:00 to 16:00

See the three bottle ovens known locally as Salt, Pepper and Vinegar at close quarters and learn about how the manufactured products were used in the local pottery industry. The original underground workings are available to view, however access is confined and therefore restricted.

Booking: not required

HODs Page Link

Website: jameskentgroup.com

Special Event for HODsNot Usually Open to the PublicOnsite parkingDisabled parkingPartial Wheelchair AccessPram Pushchair FriendlyAssistance dogs welcomeRefreshmentsBottle Oven Theme

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During Stoke-on-Trent's Centenary Year, the Heritage Network is co-ordinating Heritage Open Days in Stoke-on-Trent with support from the City Council and funding from the Heritage Fund. Thanks to players of the National Lottery.