Visiting Etruria Industrial Museum
Experience Victorian engineering in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent!
Home of Jesse Shirley's Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill, Etruria Industrial Museum is the last working steam powered potter’s mill in Britain. Situated at the heart of the Potteries on the junction of the Trent and Mersey and Caldon canals, it was built in 1857 to grind bone and flint for the pottery industry. Today, it is a thriving museum offering lots of things for all interests.
Things to See and Do
An oasis in the heart of a busy city - This peaceful attraction offers a quiet place to watch local wildlife and nature.
Hands on Science - An interactive gallery, designed with children in mind, brings science to life. Learn about forces and the science behind the Mill's machinery.
Visit the 'Princess' - Take a fascinating journey around the mill and see our 1820s steam-driven engine 'The Princess', and the 1930s coal-fired boiler. The original grinding machinery on display was used to crush bone and flint to create raw materials for some of the world's finest bone china.
Canal Check Office - See where working boatmen would pay their toll and where tolls were calculated depending on how much cargo they were bringing onto the Caldon Canal, now furninshed ina 1940s style.
