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Ceramic plant pot decorated with a large yellow sun flower.
Leeds Museums and Galleries
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Heritage Open Day: Burmantofts Pottery
Discussion
Heritage
Talk
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Leeds Museums and Galleries

Join historian Lesley Newnham as she discusses  Burmantofts Pottery, the Leeds Victorian ceramics company which rivalled Doulton and Minton.

Burmantofts Pottery employed some of the leading sculptural and architectural names of the age and invented many new techniques and remains collectable today.

The talk will be accompanied by archives from Burmantofts along side ceramics form the collection held at the Discovery Centre. 

 

 

 

    Date
    Fri 12 Sep 2025
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    Fri 12 Sep 2025
    2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Ticket price

    Free
    Box Office
    07566759593

    Pre-booking required. Please email  Sapphia.Cunningham-Tate@leeds.gov.uk to book.

    Please contact the organiser if you find in reasonable time that you cannot attend as there may be awaiting list and someone else could take your place.
     

    Accessibility

    We aim to provide a friendly, accessible environment for all our visitors and the widest possible access to our buildings, exhibitions and collections.

    Please email discovery.centre@leeds.gov.uk for further information or to discuss your visit. 

    Baby changing facilities
    Buggy friendly
    Wheelchair access

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