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Sutherland Works West

Site 24A - Normacot Road, Longton, ST3 1PS


Sutherland Works West Exterior

Type: Updraught Bottle Ovens, Skeleton Type. Used in the 'Last Bottle Oven Firing' in 1978.

Date: The enclosing building is first shown on the 1880 OS map.

Listing: II and within the Longton Conservation Area

Past Use: Pottery factory, established by the firm of Skelson & Plant c.1873 and operated for much of its history by Hudson and Middleton.  

Current Use: Occupied by a supplier of kiln refractory and ceramic manufacture equipment.

Link to Owner's Website: Potshelves

 

 

 

Last Bottle Oven Firing Updraught Skeleton-type