J&G Meakins Eastwood Hanley Pottery

 

The 'Seven Sisters' - J&G Meakins Eastwood Hanley Pottery

photo: 1958 © Donald Morris

The Caldon Canal ran in front of these amazing bottle kilns - although there
were seven kilns in the group, only six were ever visible to the viewer -
no matter where you stood one or another was always hidden.

1898 map of the Eastwood area of Hanley

The Caldon Canal shown in blue and the Eastwood Works outlined in red.

The long imposing frontage of the Eastwood Works on Lichfield Street
the bridge over the Caldon Canal to the right

photo: Oct 1999

 

contents: 2009 photos