The Consall Forge Pottery studio is located alongside the Caldon Canal

Caldon Canal

The Caldon Canal , opened in 1779, runs 18 miles from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level, to Froghall, Staffordshire...

 at Consall Forge just past the village of Consall

Consall

Consall is a small village situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England. Home of Consall Forge Pottery where a craftsman potter makes and sells hand-thrown domestic stoneware ceramics. It is approximately 6 miles south of the market town of Leek and 8 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent...

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

. This studio pottery

Studio pottery

Studio pottery is made by modern artists working alone or in small groups, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by one individual. Much studio pottery is tableware or cookware but an increasing number of studio potters produce...

 was established in 1983, and is in a rural area near the RSPB Coombes Valley

RSPB Coombes Valley

Coombes Valley RSPB reserve is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB, near the town of Leek in Staffordshire, England. It is best known for its breeding woodland birds, including Common Redstart, Wood Warbler and Pied Flycatcher.- External links :*...

Reserve.

The studio produces a range of domestic stoneware specialising in teapots. All pieces are raw glazed and fired to a temperature of 1280c in propane-fuelled kilns. The kiln currently in use is approximately 1.5 cubic metres in size and was built in 2002, having a catenary arch and two large burners operating on a downdraught system.