Stoke-on-Trent 10-13 September 2015 1 Chatterley Whitfield Colliery Tour 7 Middlport Pottery (Home of Burleigh) 14 Lord Mayor’s Parlour 21 Centre of Refurbishment Excellence Biddulph Road, Tunstall, Port Street, Middleport, Town Hall, Kingsway, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3PE Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PR Staffordshire, ST6 8UW ST4 1HH 12 September 10-13 September 12 September 10am-4pm 12 September Weekdays 9am-4pm Pre-booked tours Booking essential Weekend 10am-2pm between 10am— Middleport Pottery is alive with project videos, family clay crafts See behind the scenes in the historic council chambers and 3.15pm and activities. Get access to behind the scenes areas including our Opened in 2013, CoRE is the result of a stunning restoration Lord Mayor’s Parlour. Booking: https://goo.gl/U0ievg wonderful steam engine and pottery-making demonstrations! of an historic pottery works, combining the best of 130 years of Potteries heritage with cutting edge technology and design to create an exciting fusion of the old and the new. The Chatterley Whitfield Colliery site is acknowledged to be the most comprehensive survival of a deep mine site in England. 8 Historic Canal Boat Trips, Eturia 15 Stoke Minster Etruria Junction, Trent and Glebe Street, Stoke, Mersey Canal, off Lower Gladstone Pottery Museum Stoke-on-Trent, 22 Bedford Street, Stoke on Tunstall Town Hall ST4 1HH 2 Trent, ST1 5PA Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1PR 146 High Street 12 September 12-13 September Tunstall, 10am-3pm, Trips leave Etruria at 12 September Stoke-on-Trent recital at 12pm 10.30am and 1.30pm 10am-5pm ST6 6AZ A chance to see the newly restored WW1 stained glass Historical walk 2pm Travel from Etruria to Middleport Pottery and back along window, Minton & Hollins memorial wall tiles as well as the 10 September Gladstone is the only complete Victorian pottery factory from the Trent and Mersey canal in the newly restored historic beautiful floor tiles in the chancel. There is recital at 12.00 Pre-booked tours at the days when coal burning ovens made the world's finest narrow boat Lindsay, past the sites of Josiah Wedgwood's on the magnificent Walker organ. 11am and 1pm bone china. Traditional skills, original workshops, the cobbled Etruria Pottery, Shelton Steel Works and Clarice Cliff’s Newport Pottery. Booking: 07886578902 yard and huge bottle ovens transport visitors back in time. Take a guided tour behind the scenes at Tunstall Town Hall, [email protected] Booking for historical walk: 01782 237777 an architectural gem which is not normally open to the public. Booking: http://goo.gl/ne58r6 Spode Works Visitor Centre 16 Classic Vehicle Rally Elenora Street, Stoke, 9 Stoke-on-Trent, Ford Green Hall ST4 1QD 3 Eturia Industrial Museum, Lower Bedford Street, Ford Green Road, 10-13 September Stoke-on-Trent, ST15PA Smallthorne, Stoke-on- Tours at 11am and 2pm Trent, Staffordshire, 13 September Hear the fascinating story of the history of the Spode ST6 1NG 11am-5pm factory site and the people who worked here during its 200 years of production. Join us on a factory tour and find out 13 September This free display promises to be one of the biggest to date with more about our exciting expansion plans and what they will Open 11am-4pm a relaxed atmosphere and attractive canal side location. mean for the future of the collection and the site. Ford Green Hall is an award winning 17th Century Museum. A Timber framed farmhouse built in 1624,the hall is furnished with an outstanding collection of textiles and period furniture. 10 Bethesda Methodist Chapel 17 Minton Free Library 35-37 Albion Street, Public Free Library, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent London Road, Stoke, Living & Working In A ST1 1QF Stoke-on-Trent, 4 Conservation Area ST4 7QR 12 September 12-3pm 12-13 September Burslem School of Art, 10am-4pm Queen Street, Stoke-on Dating from 1819, Bethesda is the largest Methodist chapel Come and see 100s of exquisite Minton wall tiles recently re -Trent, ST6 3EJ outside of London, reputedly seating over 2,000 people. See the building after the completion of the second phase of its -discovered after nearly 50 years hiding behind wallpaper, restoration work, set alight by a vocal performance on explore the majestic upper floors of the iconic Library 12 September Saturday afternoon. building by joining one of the regular informal guided tours 10am-4pm taking place throughout the day (Saturday only). ALSO ON THIS The Ceramics Store, Potteries WEEKEND This event will offer advice on building management, 11 Museum & Art Gallery maintenance and the responsibilities of owning a property in 18 Fenton Library a Conservation Area, and is aimed at owners of residential Bethesda Street, Hanley, or business premises. Booking: 01904 323950 or Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3RS Baker Street, Fenton, [email protected] Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3AE 11 September For more places to visit and information on getting Booking essential 9-10 September around Stoke-on-Trent go to visitstoke.co.uk We invite visitors behind the scenes of our ceramics store to 3pm see a range of beautiful objects dating from the 17th century Booking Essential www.heritageopendays.org.uk 5 Burslem Town Hall right up to the present day with specialist curator Miranda Get behind the scenes at the former Fenton Library on a Goodby. Booking: 01782 232323 guided tour into it's history. Booking: http://goo.gl/ facebook.com/heritageopendays Market Place, Burslem, JnzbAa Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4EA @heritageopenday PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL HERITAGE OPEN DAYS EVENT. 12 September 12 Mitchell Arts Centre Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the Booking essential information is correct, the publishers accept no Broad St, Hanley, Stoke- 19 Fenton Town Hall liability for the accuracy of the information provided. on-Trent, ST1 4HG Explore Burslem's beautiful Victorian Town Hall with a guided Please check details with individual sites before Baker St, Fenton, Stoke- tour where you will learn about it’s history and see its recent visiting through their websites or by telephone. 10 September on-Trent, ST4 3AE conversion to a Sixth Form College. Booking: Jill Chadwick at 10.30am-1pm Haywood Academy, 01782 853535. Tours must be booked 12-13 September Times TBC Go behind the scenes at one of Stoke-on-Trent's favourite theatres. Explore the backstage area, and tread the boards. Key Find out more about the history of the building and add to The former Fenton Town Hall will open its doors for the the archive for a new exhibition. Booking: 01782 409307 weekend, where you can see the site at the beginning of its Entry Fee Waived 6 Kilnworx Climbing Centre refurbishment into a business space, café and community library. Special HOD event Wycliffe Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3ET PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL Not usually open to the public City Archives HERITAGE OPEN DAYS EVENT. Baby changing / breast-feeding area 10-12 September 13 Booking required Hanley Library, Bethesda Disabled parking 20 Longton Town Hall Street, Hanley, Stoke-on Parking Climbing centre activities at this historic building. Come and -Trent, ST1 3RS Times Square, Longton, have a go for free! Booking: 01782 938491 Stoke-on-Trent, Assistance dogs welcome 10-12 September ST3 1BZ On-site accessible toilets 2.15-5.15pm (closes 4.15pm on 11th) 11 September Partial wheelchair access Booking essential The City Archives holds fascinating records related to the Toilets on-site Between Thursday 10 and Sunday 13 September you history of the City and its people and makes them available to Continue your tour of Stoke-on-Trent town halls with a can have free access to events and properties that visitors in its reading rooms. The tours will include a chance guided exploration of Longton Town Hall, built in 1863. Pushchair/pram friendly are usually closed to the public or normally charge for to see documents from the 13th century, pattern books from Heritage Open Days 2015 sees it open its doors for the first famous names in the pottery industry and many other Full wheelchair access admission. Take a boat trip, visit a museum, go on a time. Booking: http://goo.gl/JnzbAa treasures. Tour bookings: 01782 238420 tour of a pottery or mine! Refreshments available stoke.org.uk/heritage .