Pottery Kiln - Ewenny to National History Museum - Cardiff, Wales.
N 51° 29.290 W 003° 16.690
30U E 480686 N 5704149
Ewenny Pottery Kiln - Built in 1820, disused during the 1900s. The entire structure, was removed stone by stone in 1980 from Ewenny & Re-opened in 1988 at St Fagans, National History Museum, Cardiff, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMW7HZ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/20/2017
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The yellow & brown pots & bowls and dishes, of Ewenny Pottery were once a common sight on the market stalls of South Wales.
They were fired in one of the two kilns at the pottery. About three tons of coal were used in each firing. This pottery kiln was in use from 1820, to the Mid 1900s.
Removed from Ewenny,(near Bridgend, Wales) Stone by Stone, in 1980 & re-built over the next 8 years in the grounds of The National History Museum of Wales. To be preserved for generations to come.
Information above gathered from notes made by myself on a recent visit to St Fagans, The Museum used to be called the Welsh Folk Museum.
Information: from the National Museum Website:
"By the 18th century there were as many as fifteen potteries operating in the Ewenny area. This kiln was first built about 1800, but was converted in about 1900 from an open-top type to its present appearance. The adjoining pottery shed is a reproduction based on a building surviving in its original location.
The potteries mostly produced useful items for farm dairies and kitchens, such as milk pans, churns, bowls, chamber pots and other utensils. In addition there were slip-decorated wares for gifts and keepsakes such as money boxes and puzzle jugs. By the end of the 19th century, production of domestic ware had ceased because of competition from cheap mass-produced goods. Decorated wares kept some of the potteries going, although only two survive today. The kiln was moved to St Fagans in July 1980." Text Source: (
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