1990s

1993/94 Four random Friends of Gladstone Pottery Museum Newsletters

These Friends newsletters make interesting reading since they briefly tell the story of the transfer of ownership and managemnet of the museum from its Trust (SPIPT) to the Stoke-on-Trent city council.

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1994 Change of management

Following the change of ownership of the site in 1989, in May 1994 the management of Gladstone Pottery Museum passed from the Museum Trust to Stoke-on-Trent city council. 

When the Trust was dissolved it had the following members:
Ron Southern (Chairman)
Andrew Dobraszczyc (Vice-chairman)

Councillor Marian Beckett
Councillor Jack Dimmock

Councillor Chris Hathaway ( new member)
Councillor Alan Edwards (new member)
Councillor Scanlon (new member)
Councillor Edward Smith (new member)
Mr. Graham Thorley (new member)
Ms. Liz Shields (new member)
Mr. Paul Niblett (new member)
Mr. Phil Rowley (new member, representing the Friends of Gladstone)

Mr. Robert Copeland
The Hon. Hugh Gibson
Mrs. Joan Levitt
Flavia Swann
Dr. Derek Tatton


1994 Gladstone's flower maker, Frances Hall


Flower maker Frances Hall



1995 Own Brand beer?

Gladstone Pottery Museum Story - clipping from The Sentinel Newspaper
30 August 1995


1995 Angela Graham tries out her new role as head clerk


Gladstone Pottery Museum Story
Clipping from The Sentinel - 30 June 1995



1995 The Vulcan pub - new lease of life?


Gladstone Pottery Museum Story - The Vulcan Pub
 Evening Sentinel clipping October 1995



1997 All new advertising leaflet


Gladstone Tourist Leaflet 1997
The thrower is Kevin Millward



1997 Gladstone Pottery Museum - A Window on the Past

An article by long-serving Gladstone Volunteer, Phil Rowley
For Ceramics Monthly published in December 1997

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1999 New Loo Gallery Announced





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