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Detail of brickwork, cornice and 1906 date-stone on bottle-kiln
ED 8003
Description Detail of brickwork, cornice and 1906 date-stone on bottle-kiln
Date 1972
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number ED 8003
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 356487
Scope and Content Date-stone and cornice of 1906 kiln at Thistle Pottery (also known as Portobello or Waverley Pottery), Portobello, City of Edinburgh Thistle Pottery was founded around 1770 and owned by the Buchan family from 1867. In 1879 it was rebuilt and extended onto the site of an earlier pottery's harbour. In 1972, just before closure, it was making stoneware from Devon and Cornwall clay. Traditional coal-fired bottle-kilns were installed in 1903, 1906 and 1909 but were replaced by an electric furnace in 1956. By 1972, the 1903 kiln had disappeared, and only the 1909 kiln was accessible for a detailed survey. Although Scottish potteries made some use of local clay, their sites were usually chosen for their nearness to a good supply of coal. It took about 15 tons of coal to fire one ton of pottery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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