Falcon pottery..stoke

[Mikeymutt]

Falcon pottery was a family owned business in Stoke.ran by three generations of the weatherby family.they moved to the falcon works in 1892 and remained there till closure in 2000.they made a wide range of goods but after going into providing pottery for hotels which was a cut throat industry,this was the start of the decline and the factory which had fsnilies from different generations working there closed its doors forever.this visit was on a day of industrial exploring with rubex.the site has most of its roof missing and it's had several fires in there.how much longer it will stay in an eplorable condition I don't know.not long I don't think.it reminded me so much of TG greens but trashed.but I still enjoyed it as much.there was some lovely light in here and it's nice to wander around old style workplaces with a bit of character.there ain't many left now sadly.

 

[smiler]

Proper Job you two, I enjoyed it, Thanks

 

[Rubex]

Great shots of this place Mikey, I really enjoyed exploring it. I'm glad those girls buggered off and didn't decide to hang around us lol

 

[TheVampiricSquid]

This is stunning mate!

 

[Mikeymutt]

Great shots of this place Mikey, I really enjoyed exploring it. I'm glad those girls buggered off and didn't decide to hang around us lol

I am glad they cleared off too.she did like your boots though ha ha

 

[TheNarrator]

Love it! The kiln is cool too. I love the greenery

 

[jsp77]

what a great location, nice set of photos there Mikey Looks like there is so much to photograph.

 

[krela]

Some lovely shots there MM, cheers!

 

[tazong]

awesome - nowt else to say

 

[Sam Haltin]

An excellent post. I see a set of stairs with well-worn treads of use throughout the years. What a lot of pottery has been left behind.

 

[HughieD]

Lost for words. You don't half make dereliction and abandonment look like a thing of beauty Mikey...

 

[Mikeymutt]

Thank you all.it was a very nice place

 

[flyboys90]

Very nice a historical treasure trove.Well known pottery they produced some nice wares in their day.Brilliant images Mikey.

 

[UrbanX]

Blimey what a place. Lovely to see this type of place is still explorable, but sad to think of the history that has already been lost there.
Thanks for sharing