Burgess and Leigh Pottery
Recognised for their dedication to fine craftsmanship and traditional manufacturing, Burgess and Leigh Pottery have been making their iconic blue and white ceramics, using the same techniques for generations. They are the last pottery in the world to use the traditional and timeless skill of underglaze tissue printing, which is an English process dating back over 200 years.
Following talks during the morning focussing on the regeneration and viability of key heritage assets in and around the site of Stoke-on -Trent, there will be two tours during the afternoon, one being a factory tour. Because the site is owned by Re-Form Heritage, guided Middleport Pottery tours are delivered by trained guides who will show you how Burleigh pottery is made, from clay to finished product. You will learn about unique manufacturing processes with roots in the 1800s and meet some of our talented craftspeople.
The second tour is a Heritage Trail which encompasses the 'Victorian Offices', which exhibits Burleigh ware of the past, and the historic bottle oven, allowing visitors to look inside one of the last remaining bottle oven kilns. Other elements of the Heritage Trail include the Mould Store, Placing House, Bottle Oven, Bath House, Steam Engine and the 1950’s Lodge Keeper’s House, located across the road on Harper Street.
Burleigh Factory Shop
Burgess & Leigh Ltd
Middleport Pottery
Port Street
Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent
ST6 3PE
Directions
From the South
- Leave M6 at exit 15 to Stoke-on-Trent
- Join the A500 and follow Stoke signs
- Bypass Stoke centre keeping on the A500
- Follow A500, pass Hanley exit
- Take Tunstall, Burslem exit signed A527
From the North
- Leave M6 at Exit 16
- Follow the A500
- Pass first exit to Tunstall
- Take Tunstall, Burslem exit signed A527
From the East
- Follow the A50 to Stoke-on-Trent
- Join the A500 and follow Stoke signs
- Follow signs to Tunstall, Burslem signed A527
From the A527
- Cross bridge over the canal
- At small roundabout with Stone Cross take 2nd exit signed Burslem
- After passing Steelite works on right take a right turn onto Orme Street
- Turn left then follow road around edge of Steelite works onto Yale Street
- Turn right into Harper Street
- You will see the Middleport/Burleigh Factory straight ahead at the end of this street
- Turn right into our car park or any other nearby parking areas
