Bournes Bank,Burslem

**BereniceUK** · 22nd September 2008, 16:53

Bournes Bank is a street just off Burslem town centre. The area is gradually being cleared.
The first 3 photos are of a small derelict pottery.

and the rest of the photos are of the opposite side of Bournes Bank where there was a larger pottery with only three bottle ovens remaining.

**Drifter** · 22nd September 2008, 17:30

Nice pics!

Lets hope they dont demolish those bottle ovens

**BereniceUK** · 22nd September 2008, 17:34

The bottle ovens are listed

I found this which might be of interest
http://www.thepotteries.org/walks/lo...urnes_bank.htm

**Emmaj** · 22nd September 2008, 21:12

wow nice pics!

how much is left??

it saddens me that so much of our history and heritage is being destroyed

i'm sorry guys but i do feel strongly about this

**BereniceUK** · 23rd September 2008, 03:42

I photographed all that is left, I'm afraid. Most town planners seem to have reverted to the attitude of the 1950s and 1960s that old is bad and must be replaced.

**yamahapaul** · 23rd September 2008, 18:18

Originally Posted by BereniceUK

I photographed all that is left, I'm afraid. Most town planners seem to have reverted to the attitude of the 1950s and 1960s that old is bad and must be replaced.

Excellent pictures! so are they just demolishing a whole section of the place??

With the down-turn in the building and construction industry at the moment, I personally think that we will see a slowing down of the 'regeneration' process (a halt altogether is too much to ask!) which for folks such as ourselves is good news

**BereniceUK** · 23rd September 2008, 18:32

There were no signs of any work in progress so I'll keep my eye on it.

**theStig** · 5th November 2008, 15:22

Originally Posted by BereniceUK

There were no signs of any work in progress so I'll keep my eye on it.

Any idea whats happening here??

**BereniceUK** · 15th July 2010, 10:04

Here's an update (new photos taken 14.7.2010)

The other side of the road, where the bottle ovens are, is largely unchanged. The business there was Acme Marls
http://www.thepotteries.org/streets/...bank/index.htm

**yamahapaul** · 15th July 2010, 10:19

Originally Posted by BereniceUK

Here's an update (new photos taken 14.7.2010)

Thats shocking, so much so that I've done this-

http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/th...k-burslem.html (Bournes Bank,Burslem)

but to be quite honest I'm surprised that it hasn't all gone...