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Emma Bridgewater Factory

Photo of Emma Bridgewater Factory, a visitor attraction near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, central England.

Emma Bridgewater Factory

© Jeremy Bolwell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Jeremy Bolwell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Emma Bridgewater Factory

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The working pottery behind the polka-dot spongeware, in a Victorian factory beside the Caldon Canal in Hanley. Emma Bridgewater’s pieces are still made and hand-decorated here, and the factory opens to visitors: guided tours show the sponge-decorating process, a studio lets you paint your own mug or plate, and there’s a garden café. Tours and decorating sessions need booking ahead. Stoke-on-Trent station is under 2km to the south-west.

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