The Middleport Pottery of
Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)![]()
Fettling booths
Location 21 on the index diagram

Fettling is carried out in an air
flow booth

Decorated ware is fettled (ground)
before the
final glazing and firing
Previous is
examples of printed plates
Next is the packing shop
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