Re-Form Heritage welcomes yesterday’s announcement that Burleigh Pottery has secured new investors headed by Christopher Bailey the former CEO of Burberry Group PLC and we have been working closely with them to enable a strong future for the brand which continues to be manufactured in its historic original factory at Middleport Pottery.
The Grade II*-listed Middleport Pottery site is owned by Re-Form Heritage, a registered charity. We are Stoke-on-Trent’s Heritage Development Trust with a vision to be the city’s leading specialist organisation for the restoration and rejuvenation of industrial and commercial heritage buildings at risk, breathing new life into these assets to help drive regeneration that supports local communities.
Open 7-Days a week, visitors to Middleport Pottery can experience Factory Tours (Monday to Friday), Virtual Factory Tour, Heritage Trail, shop at the Independent Traders of Port Street Range & Harper Street, visit the Burleigh Factory Shop and enjoy a bite to eat at the award-winning Packing House Café. We also host a wide variety of events throughout the summer, making for a great family day out.
Harry Wardill, Head of the Board of Trustees says “Over a decade since the original restoration of the Middleport Pottery site, which secured the future of Burleigh Pottery within it’s historic home, we are looking forward to working closely with the new investors and staff at Burleigh in this exciting new chapter”.
Andrew Emery, CEO of Re-Form Heritage says: “Re-Form Heritage has always set the standard for sensitive and sustainable regeneration of the city’s heritage, with Middleport Pottery acting as the blue print for future developments. Todays announcement sets the scene for our next chapter as Stoke-on-Trent’s Heritage Development Trust as we move forward, breathing new life across more of the city’s heritage sites.”