A special talk on the Bottle Ovens of Staffordshire will be given by Phil Rowley, a local historian and ceramics expert. The talk will take place at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Brampton Museum on Sunday 7 September at 2.00 pm. Admission £5. For more details, please contact the Museum.
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Two Film Shows at the Brampton Museum
Two Film Shows at the Brampton Museum in September, telling the story of North Staffordshire’s Pottery and Textile Industries.
There are two film shows at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Brampton Museum in September.
The first film, The Pottery Industry – 20th Century to Today, will be shown on Sunday, 14 September at 2.00 pm. Admission Free.
The second film, Leek and the Story of Silk Twisting, will be shown on Thursday, 18 September at 2.30 pm. Admission £5. The film marks the start of an autumn programme called Textile Take Over at the Brampton Museum. The programme will include exhibitions, talks and events relating to North Staffordshire’s textile industry.
Post Industrial Picturesque at the Brampton Museum
A Post Industrial Picturesque, an exhibition at Newcastle’s Brampton Museum, runs until Sunday 7th September. The exhibition highlights the artist’s response to the fascination of derelict industrial buildings in the urban landscape.
Free Admission. The exhibition is open 10am to 5pm (Tuesday to Saturday), and from 1.30 to 5pm on Sunday.
Victory from Home: How we Helped Win the War
The Second World War ended eighty years ago in 1945. Victory from Home: How we Helped Win the War is an exhibition at Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Brampton Museum.
The exhibition examines life on the home front. It highlights the vital role that those who stayed at home played in helping the Allies win the war. The exhibition closes on 16 September.
Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free.
Victory from home
A Date for Your Diary
Victory From Home, How We Helped Win The War is a new exhibition at Newcastle’s Brampton Museum. The exhibition in the Spotlight Gallery marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1945. It explores the contributions local people made to the Allies’ victory over the Axis powers. The exhibition remains open until September 16th. Admission is free.
Exploring the pottery industry’s history
Starting on Friday, 2nd February 2024, Miranda Goodby, the former head of ceramics at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, is running a six-week course exploring the social history of the pottery industry.
The course at Newcastle’s Brampton Museum costs £80. Students will learn about Newcastle’s forgotten pottery industry, the growth of the Staffordshire Potteries in the 18th and 19th centuries, working conditions in the industry and the dramatic changes that took place in the 20th century.
More details can be obtained from the Brampton Museum.
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