Bottle kiln from inside the factory

The bottle kiln encroaches on the inside of the factory	Kiln as seen from outside There were seven kilns of diffetning types at Burgess and Leigh
after the passing of the Clean Air Acts in the mid 1950's the pottery manufacturers moved to gas and electric kilns and the coal fired bottle kilns stated to be demolished. this one survived demolition because it was part of the factory wall
Old saggars - fireclay boxes in which the ware was placed during the firing process this protected the ware from the ash and smoke generated during firing in the coal fired bottle kiln