The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

 

 

 Carrying wear to be fired under the watchful eye of the Manger

 

Location 14 on the index diagram

The managers office window
The managers office window - it was diamond
shaped so that he could see what was going on in the yard

 

carrying wear to be fired
The manager would have seen workers 
carrying wear to be fired

 

Previous is the plate dryer
Next is the yard behind the frontage

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