The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

The mangle (drying tower)

 

Location 3 on the index diagram

This mangle (drying tower) is at 80 foot (24 meters) the tallest surviving in the Potteries (in year 2000).

The mangle is lined with steam fed pipes which is produced by the Lancashire Boiler. The biscuit fired ware is dipped in glaze and then stacked on the mangle to let them dry.

The ware moves up the inside of the mangle, each full revolution takes 50 minutes).

[ on glazes]

The mangle (dying tower) - about 80 foot tall

Previous is the boiler house chimney
Next is the bottle kiln

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