Restoration

This is our bottle kiln as it stood prior to its restoration in 1990. The kiln is believed to have been built by Royal Doulton in the 1920's, who owned the factory for five years. The kiln is unusual due to it having four firing chamber's, two on the ground floor and two above. Both chambers are accessed from outside of the main body of the kiln.

This is the final stage of the restoration with the ladder and scaffolding erected, by which the builders hang from a bosuns chairs.

Here we have half the bottle kiln completed.

This is a view from the very top of the bottle kiln. John can be seen on the left who was in charge of the restoration pointing the brick work from a bosuns chair.

Here the kiln is now fully restored.

Moorland Pottery in 1987 when we acquired the business. It was previously called Studio Szeiler until we renamed it in 1988. The original Szeiler sign can still be seen above the entrance.

Views of the original second storey mould chamber prior to its clearance in 1992 when we started to clean the oak timbers.

Replacing the roof in 1989.

Original clay processing plant (Slip House in 1989)