Pottery Factory Shops
The area has a long tradition of producing ceramics and has a wealth of expertise and talent, there are both famous brands and studio pottery produced around Stoke on Trent, for those looking to bag a bargain or add to their collections I have listed below some factory shops that may be of interest
Burleigh
Burleigh Factory Shop, Burgess & Leigh Ltd, Middleport Pottery, Port Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PE
www.burleigh.co.uk/pages/factory-shop
Duchess China
Duchess Works, Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. England. ST3 1PB
www.duchess-china1888.com/
duchesschina1888-retailshop.myshopify.com/pages/factory-shop
Dudson
Dudson Factory Outlet, Nile Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 2BA
www.churchill1795.com/en/dudson/
Emma Bridgewater
Emma Bridgewater, Lichfield Street, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 3EJ
www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/
Heron Cross Pottery
Hines Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 3AT
heroncrosspottery.org/
Moorcroft
W Moorcroft Ltd, Moorcroft Heritage Visitor Centre Shop, Sandbach Road, Burslem Stoke-on-Trent ST6 2DQ
www.moorcroft.com/collectors-shop
Moorland Pottery
Chelsea Works, 72A Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent ST6 1DY
www.moorlandpottery.co.uk/
Portmeirion
Portmeirion, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7QQ
Portmeirion, Unit 230, Trentham Village, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8AX
www.portmeirion.co.uk/
Royal Stafford
Royal Stafford Factory Shop and Ceramic Cafe, Wedgwood Place, Burslem ST6 4ED
www.royalstafford.co.uk/factory-shop/
Wedgwood
World of Wedgwood, Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent ST12 9ER
www.worldofwedgwood.com/content/wedgwood-store
If you also wish to take in some of the Pottery Industry Heritage the following may be of interest
Gladstone Pottery Museum – Longton
A complete Victorian pottery factory from the days when coal burning ovens made the world’s finest bone china, guided tours, see traditional skills, original workshops, the cobbled yard and huge bottle kilns, ‘Flushed with Pride’ toilet exhibit, Tile Gallery and 1890’s Doctor’s House, shop, cafe – also known as the current home of Channel 4’s “The Great Pottery Throw Down”
Middleport Pottery – Burslem,
World famous Burleigh pottery has been created here using traditional methods since 1889. Visitor Centre which comprises Victorian offices, historic collections, bottle kiln and mould store, factory tour, café, shop
Emma Bridgewater – Hanley
Offering factory tours, see the traditional skills and craftsmanship of today’s workforce, enjoy a decorating studio experience, or one of the frequent events and workshops and visit the cafe, garden and shop
Etruria Industrial Museum and Heritage Centre – Etruria
Home of Jesse Shirley’s 1857 Bone and Flint Mill, the only remaining operational Steam Driven Potters’ Mill in the world”, Victorian factory mill, cafe, canal-side walks
and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery – Hanley, which has world class pottery collections
