The pottery opened in 1840. It produced pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, sanitary ware and low grade pottery for agricultural use. These items were made from clay obtained via a wagon way from a clay pit 250m north-east of the site. A mixing mill, engine bed, moulding and drying sheds and workshops, together with the all important kilns, formed the main buildings along with at least one cottage. The bricks were moulded by hand before being baked so that they became both stronger and more durable. Apparently it could take several weeks to bake a full kiln.

The kilns we see today comprise of two ‘bottle shaped kilns, both of which are Scheduled Ancient Monuments, a pair of Newcastle’ horizontal kilns and a single down draught kiln and chimney all of which are of great interest to industrial archaeologists. The pottery, which closed prior to 1914, is one of the few remaining examples of a Tyne Valley rural pottery. The whole site is privately owned, but the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, through a 99 year lease signed by their predecessors in 1976, are responsible for the maintenance of the two bottle kilns and associated footpaths.

The two bottle kilns are constructed in English garden wall bond and are about 15m high with the western one having seven courses of engineering brick 2,5m above ground level. The Newcastle’ horizontal kilns form a double-span block with twin-gabled front brick vaults open to the east. The downdraught brick kiln and the chimney, which is of engineering brick, are late 19th century and are now Grade 1 listed unlike the other kilns which are mid 19th century and Grade 2.

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Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 22mm
Aperture: ƒ/4
Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s
ISO: 220
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The pottery opened in 1840. It produced pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, sanitary ware and low grade pottery for agricultural use. These items were made from clay obtained via a wagon way from a clay pit 250m north-east of the site. A mixing mill, engine bed, moulding and drying sheds and workshops, together with the all important kilns, formed the main buildings along with at least one cottage. The bricks were moulded by hand before being baked so that they became both stronger and more durable. Apparently it could take several weeks to bake a full kiln.

The kilns we see today comprise of two ‘bottle shaped kilns, both of which are Scheduled Ancient Monuments, a pair of Newcastle’ horizontal kilns and a single down draught kiln and chimney all of which are of great interest to industrial archaeologists. The pottery, which closed prior to 1914, is one of the few remaining examples of a Tyne Valley rural pottery. The whole site is privately owned, but the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, through a 99 year lease signed by their predecessors in 1976, are responsible for the maintenance of the two bottle kilns and associated footpaths.

The two bottle kilns are constructed in English garden wall bond and are about 15m high with the western one having seven courses of engineering brick 2,5m above ground level. The Newcastle’ horizontal kilns form a double-span block with twin-gabled front brick vaults open to the east. The downdraught brick kiln and the chimney, which is of engineering brick, are late 19th century and are now Grade 1 listed unlike the other kilns which are mid 19th century and Grade 2.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
ISO: 800
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The pottery opened in 1840. It produced pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, sanitary ware and low grade pottery for agricultural use. These items were made from clay obtained via a wagon way from a clay pit 250m north-east of the site. A mixing mill, engine bed, moulding and drying sheds and workshops, together with the all important kilns, formed the main buildings along with at least one cottage. The bricks were moulded by hand before being baked so that they became both stronger and more durable. Apparently it could take several weeks to bake a full kiln.

The kilns we see today comprise of two ‘bottle shaped kilns, both of which are Scheduled Ancient Monuments, a pair of Newcastle’ horizontal kilns and a single down draught kiln and chimney all of which are of great interest to industrial archaeologists. The pottery, which closed prior to 1914, is one of the few remaining examples of a Tyne Valley rural pottery. The whole site is privately owned, but the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, through a 99 year lease signed by their predecessors in 1976, are responsible for the maintenance of the two bottle kilns and associated footpaths.

The two bottle kilns are constructed in English garden wall bond and are about 15m high with the western one having seven courses of engineering brick 2,5m above ground level. The Newcastle’ horizontal kilns form a double-span block with twin-gabled front brick vaults open to the east. The downdraught brick kiln and the chimney, which is of engineering brick, are late 19th century and are now Grade 1 listed unlike the other kilns which are mid 19th century and Grade 2.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: ƒ/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/100s
ISO: 800
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The pottery opened in 1840. It produced pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, sanitary ware and low grade pottery for agricultural use. These items were made from clay obtained via a wagon way from a clay pit 250m north-east of the site. A mixing mill, engine bed, moulding and drying sheds and workshops, together with the all important kilns, formed the main buildings along with at least one cottage. The bricks were moulded by hand before being baked so that they became both stronger and more durable. Apparently it could take several weeks to bake a full kiln.

The kilns we see today comprise of two ‘bottle shaped kilns, both of which are Scheduled Ancient Monuments, a pair of Newcastle’ horizontal kilns and a single down draught kiln and chimney all of which are of great interest to industrial archaeologists. The pottery, which closed prior to 1914, is one of the few remaining examples of a Tyne Valley rural pottery. The whole site is privately owned, but the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, through a 99 year lease signed by their predecessors in 1976, are responsible for the maintenance of the two bottle kilns and associated footpaths.

The two bottle kilns are constructed in English garden wall bond and are about 15m high with the western one having seven courses of engineering brick 2,5m above ground level. The Newcastle’ horizontal kilns form a double-span block with twin-gabled front brick vaults open to the east. The downdraught brick kiln and the chimney, which is of engineering brick, are late 19th century and are now Grade 1 listed unlike the other kilns which are mid 19th century and Grade 2.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 45mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.3
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO: 450
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

The pottery opened in 1840. It produced pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, sanitary ware and low grade pottery for agricultural use. These items were made from clay obtained via a wagon way from a clay pit 250m north-east of the site. A mixing mill, engine bed, moulding and drying sheds and workshops, together with the all important kilns, formed the main buildings along with at least one cottage. The bricks were moulded by hand before being baked so that they became both stronger and more durable. Apparently it could take several weeks to bake a full kiln.

The kilns we see today comprise of two ‘bottle shaped kilns, both of which are Scheduled Ancient Monuments, a pair of Newcastle’ horizontal kilns and a single down draught kiln and chimney all of which are of great interest to industrial archaeologists. The pottery, which closed prior to 1914, is one of the few remaining examples of a Tyne Valley rural pottery. The whole site is privately owned, but the Tyne and Wear Building Preservation Trust, through a 99 year lease signed by their predecessors in 1976, are responsible for the maintenance of the two bottle kilns and associated footpaths.

The two bottle kilns are constructed in English garden wall bond and are about 15m high with the western one having seven courses of engineering brick 2,5m above ground level. The Newcastle’ horizontal kilns form a double-span block with twin-gabled front brick vaults open to the east. The downdraught brick kiln and the chimney, which is of engineering brick, are late 19th century and are now Grade 1 listed unlike the other kilns which are mid 19th century and Grade 2.

Image Details
Date: 10 May 2026
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO: 250
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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Date: 10 December 2022
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 70mm
Aperture: ƒ/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s
ISO: 200
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

From Wikipedia

Druridge Bay is a 7-mile (11 km) long bay on the North Sea in Northumberland, England, stretching from Amble in the north to Cresswell in the south.

Druridge Bay Country Park is situated on the bay, and part of the bay (the section near the farmstead of Druridge, in the centre of the bay) is owned by the National Trust. Coastal areas on the bay are set aside as nature reserves.

Image Details
Date: 22 January 2022
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 125mm
Aperture: ƒ/4.2
Shutter Speed: 1/800s
ISO: 400
Licensing: Image of a copyrighted work. This image cannot be licensed.

From Wikipedia

Druridge Bay is a 7-mile (11 km) long bay on the North Sea in Northumberland, England, stretching from Amble in the north to Cresswell in the south.

Druridge Bay Country Park is situated on the bay, and part of the bay (the section near the farmstead of Druridge, in the centre of the bay) is owned by the National Trust. Coastal areas on the bay are set aside as nature reserves.

Image Details
Date: 22 January 2022
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 180mm
Aperture: ƒ/4.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s
ISO: 360
Licensing: Image of a copyrighted work. This image cannot be licensed.

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Date: 19 November 2019
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ3.5-5.6G ED
Focal Length: 55mm
Aperture: ƒ/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO: 400
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Sky Studios (also known as Sky Campus) is the headquarters of satellite broadcaster Sky, and home to much of its programming output. The Isleworth campus consists of nine buildings plus ancillary structures, with three of those buildings containing television studios. The site is also a playout centre for many of Sky’s channels.

There are ten conventional television studios on site, alongside a number of galleries, purpose-built studios for news and sports news broadcasting, and post-production facilities. A number of the studios are available for independent production companies to hire.

Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and Sky News all use the studios, alongside light entertainment shows such as Thronecast, Skavlan and Harry Hill’s Tea Time. Previously it has been the home of shows such as Brainiac: Science Abuse.

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Date: 21 September 2017
Camera body: iPhone 5s
Lens: Telephoto Camera 29mm ƒ/2.4
Focal Length: 29mm
Aperture: ƒ/2.4
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
ISO: 320
Licensing: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International