A photo walk around Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

Coalport Pottery - Minerva Works

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Minerva Works, Fenton
Park Street, Fenton. In the Lane Delph Area.

The works gets its name from "Minerva" who in the Roman religion, was the goddess of handicrafts, the professions and the arts. Her shrine on the Aventine in Rome was a meeting place for guilds of craftsmen, including at one time dramatic poets and actors.


Coalport
Coalport
operated at the Minerva works from 1985-2000

 

Part of the old works of 1906 and the extension of 1950
Part of the old works of 1906 and the extension of 1950

photos: Aug 2001



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