Bottle oven
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A bottle oven is a type of kiln
. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass.
Bottle ovens were typical of the industrial landscape of Stoke-on-Trent
, where a number of them are preserved as listed buildings. Their association with Stoke-on-Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramic industry was mainly based in that city, but bottle ovens are found in other locations, for example Coalport
, with a pottery industry.
Bottle ovens were constructed until the mid-twentieth century after which they were replaced in the pottery industry by other types of kiln.
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Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
. The word 'bottle' refers to the shape of the structure and not to the kiln's products which were pottery not glass.
Bottle ovens were typical of the industrial landscape of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, where a number of them are preserved as listed buildings. Their association with Stoke-on-Trent reflects the fact that the British ceramic industry was mainly based in that city, but bottle ovens are found in other locations, for example Coalport
Coalport
Coalport is a village in Shropshire, now part of the new town of Telford. It is located on the River Severn at , a mile downstream of Ironbridge...
, with a pottery industry.
Bottle ovens were constructed until the mid-twentieth century after which they were replaced in the pottery industry by other types of kiln.