On this trip we went to Gladstone Pottery Museum. This is a preserved Victorian pot bank (pottery factory) in Stoke-on-Trent.
As the museum is Victorian, this means that there are cobblestones, so it is a bit bumpy if you’re a wheelchair user. Parts of the museum are also Grade II listed, so may be inaccessible in some parts because of this. Having said that, a large part of the museum is accessible and it’s worth a visit.
The staff there are extremely helpful and knowledgeable, as most of them have spent many years working in the pottery industry. We found that staff were keen to impart both their knowledge of various jobs within the pottery industry and to give practical demonstrations.
This was a great trip for John as staff there gave him many opportunities for a hands-on experience, so he could fully participate in what was going on too. The staff were willing to let him touch things that had just been made too, so he could feel what had been made and feel the clay.
We were really impressed with how much we learned and how much we were all able to participate and experience this Victorian pot bank.
We’ve been advised that Christmas time is a good time to visit too, so we are planning a return visit then.
The video of our visit is below.
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