Etruria Industrial Museum and Heritage Centre

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Etruria Industrial Museum and Heritage Centre The Etruria Industrial Museum is the home of Jesse Shirley's Bone and Flint Mill opened in 1857.

Jesse Shirley's Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and grade II* listed building comprises a calcining kiln, crusher and horizontal steam engine, and ten grinding pans driven from the shaft room powered by ‘Princess’ – a circa 1820 Bateman & Sheratt rotative beam engine of Boulton and Watt pattern. Steam is raised by a hand stoked Cornish Boiler built at nearby Cliffe Vale in 1903. The building, which houses the Mill was constructed in 1856 and is largely unaltered. It is the only working Victorian bone and flint grinding mill in the World that uses the original machinery and is powered by the original beam engine. It is open, 'in steam' and operating a number of times each year. Also on the site is the junction of the Trent & Mersey and Caldon Canals, the summit lock of the Trent & Mersey, a staircase lock, canal warehouse, gauging dock and check office, operating blacksmiths forge and a visitors centre.

What a great day yesterday we had at our Classic Vehicle Rally, it was wonderful to see Princess running beautifully. Dr...
21/09/2026

What a great day yesterday we had at our Classic Vehicle Rally, it was wonderful to see Princess running beautifully. Driven by our volunteers Emma & John in this video, as the day came to a close.
I have plenty of snaps /clips to share over the next couple of days, so keep checking back here for those.
We had some beautiful vehicles on the field yesterday & the weather could not have been kinder.

For the moment on behalf of all the volunteers working at the Museum, we thank our exhibitors & visitors for joining us this weekend.
We warmly welcome all our new followers & appreciate those who continue to support us in sharing this unique Mill.
Share your thoughts in the comments or a review & come back to see us soon. 🙂🙏

We are looking forward to welcoming our visitors & exhibitors today, at our Classic Vehicles Rally & Steaming event forH...
20/09/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming our visitors & exhibitors today, at our Classic Vehicles Rally & Steaming event for
Heritage Open Days😁

The lovely Nimble Fingers group will be crafting again, in the Warehouse & selling a few items, do pop in to say hello to them.
Also don't forget to visit the Forge where Kade, of Jones Fabrication will be demonstrating his metal work.
Selling his skills along with Sculpted Steels wares.

They'll be art for sale in the tea room with your cuppa & oatcake 🙂
Plus our fantastic volunteers steaming in the Mill...let's hope for sunshine & Princess on good form!
What a great way to spend a Sunday. 😏

Address

Kilndown Close
Stoke-on-Trent
ST14RB

Opening Hours

10:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+447900267711

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