Take a Tour of the old workings of the pottery...

Blunger - Clay for use in the pottery was tipped into the blunger and mixed with water from the reservoir (now the newt pond) to separate the stones & sand from the clay. These sank to the bottom and left the clay on the top as washed slurry.

Settling Pans - This was then channelled down to the Settling Pans, where, as it dried out, the water was left on the surface and pumped away. After about 2 months the clay was dry enough to be stored in damp sacks, ready to use. The workshop area was where the museum is now.

Steam Workings - Josephine, the steam engine restored by Fred Dibnah, is housed here, and was used to power the workings of the pottery, including the blunger and the potters wheels.

Beehive Kiln - This is where all of the pottery was fired. The kiln could hold up to 9,000 pots, took 2 days to get up to temperature and 2 tons of coal to fire the pots, at 1000c.

Museum - This exhibition shows the different styles of pottery produced at Wetheriggs over the years, since it’s opening in 1855.