This is a blog by Pam Woolliscroft (née Bott).
Author, curator, blogger who loves all things ceramic, my background is in museums. I have worked at 4 of Stoke-on-Trent's museums:
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In a bottle oven at Gladstone Pottery Museum c1977 |
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At Ford Green Hall 1984 |
My first love is ceramics and it seems fitting I started and ended my museum career in museums dedicated to the subject. I continue my association with ceramic history by regularly volunteering at the
Stoke-on-Trent City Archives, working on a range of their amazing collections relating to the pottery industry; and I occasionally volunteer at
Gladstone Pottery Museum. This latter turned into a solid 12 months of volunteering in 2018 when I was involved with organising the Festival of Bottle Ovens celebrating 40 years since the '
Last Bottle Oven Firing 1978'.
As former Curator at the Spode museum I relished the wonderful opportunity to immerse myself in pots!
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Deep in conversation with Robert Copeland in his office at Spode 1998 |
Now a blogger, researcher & writer about Spode & Copeland history (and other subjects) I hope I bring many fascinating facts of Spode history to life. I am pleased to add my research to this blog, and also my
Spode ABC blog, to share it with enthusiasts, researchers and historians e.g. my essay on
bone china. I enjoy working with specialist researchers on other aspects of Spode such as the family history e.g. the guest blog
Sam Spode by Peter Roden.
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A favourite bone china Spode cup pattern 2812 c1820 |
I am delighted that this blog has been accepted by the UK Web Archive which preserves selected
UK websites. By 2016, I found, to my astonishment, I have had over 1 million visitors to this blog. In 2020 this has no almost reached 1.5 million.
I have spoken at home and abroad on many of my favourite Spode subjects.
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Keynote speaker, Transferware Collectors Club Annual Meeting, Boston Massachusetts USA 2013 |
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My wonderful audience at Transferware Collectors Club Annual Meeting, Boston Massachusetts USA 2013 |
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Rehearsed, ready, relaxed. Awaiting audience at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramics, Toronto, Canada 2015 |
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