Ceramics Restored

22/05/2025

Affectionately known as 'The Potteries', Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire was once the world's leading pottery manufacturer. 💛

Since the 18th century, its iconic bottle ovens have defined the area's skyline.

Middleport Pottery was built in 1888 and has been producing its world-famous blue and white Burleigh Pottery ever since.

Built beside the Trent and Mersey Canal, ceramic goods were placed onto barges and transported to the coast of England, ready to be exported internationally.

Find out more about the history of Stoke-on-Trent. ➡️ bit.ly/StokeOnTrentHistory

📷 This photograph shows Middleport Pottery in the 1960s.

12/08/2024

Opening hours updated from August 24

12/01/2023

06/11/2022

The dining and refreshment rooms of Retford Railway Station contain a rare survival of ornate tiling from the late 1800s. 🟡 ⬜ 🔷

Built between 1891 and 1892, the building (newly listed at Grade II) was designed by architect Henry Goddard in the Italianate villa style favoured by the Great Northern Railway company.

Having been covered with plasterboard for years, the decoration has miraculously survived the many renovations the station has undergone and was recently uncovered by Bassetlaw Railway Society. They plan to restore the rooms to their former glory.

During the Second World War, the station was repurposed as a canteen and restroom by the Women’s Voluntary Service, serving HM and Allied Forces over two million meals between 1940 and 1946.

📍 Retford Railway Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire | Grade II

📷 Historic England Archive

18/01/2021

Other Lives: Ceramic artist who took up his trade after meeting the potter Bernard Leach

19/08/2017

Lovely little Chinese rectangular dish which arrived with previous restoration. All previous repairs were removed and a successful rebuild carried out.

14/08/2017

Nice piece of Imari being rebuilt.

03/02/2017

Restoring "The Graduate"

17/02/2016

Now fully restored. Take a look at the latest gallery images to see condition on arrival. www.ceramicsrestored.co.uk/gallery.htm