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Pottery at Nantwich Museum

Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5BQ

  • 07 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking not required

A fun drop in pottery workshop with Chester artist Neil Glendinning at Nantwich Museum's Millennium Gallery. A great introduction to using clay and discovering more about the history of locally found pottery.

Kerry Kirwan

Kerry Kirwan

A re-created early coiled pot, used for storing salt.

Neil Glendinning

Neil Glendinning

Image of Neil's work, a Rake vessel with a copper glaze

Kerry Kirwan

Kerry Kirwan

Image of our Roman case at Nantwich Museum, where we display the different forms of pottery found in the town.

Saturday 7th September, Millennium Gallery, Nantwich Museum, 11am to 3pm.
Nantwich Museum is hosting an introductory workshop dedicated to pottery. Learn to make different forms based around our museum collection of early pottery, including decorated tiles, domestic wares and coiled pots.
See details of some of the designs and handle the different types of pots used during the Roman era and where they were originally made.

The drop in sessions are free for Heritage Open Days.






Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:
11.00 - 15.00

Location & directions

Pillory Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5BQ

Directions:
Nantwich Museum is situated on Pillory Street, the closest car park is Love Lane. The train Station is located five minutes walk away on Station Road.
Contact on day:
Kerry Kirwan
Telephone number:
+441270627104

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

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