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Tag Archives: Pembrokeshire
Newport Medieval Kiln Open to the Public
The impressive medieval pottery kiln at Newport in Pembrokeshire is now fully conserved and open to public view. The kiln is contained within the basement of the Newport Memorial Hall built in 1921. Its survival concealed within the building for … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bickley Ceramics Project, Experimental Archaeology, Kilns and Kiln-building, Medieval pottery, Museums
Tagged Archaeology, ceramics, country pottery, earthenware, history, kiln, medieval, medieval jug, Medieval pottery, Newport, Pembrokeshire, pottery, reconstructions, South Wales, updraught kiln, Wales
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Jars and Jugs from the Newport Medieval Kiln Excavations
The late 15th/early 16th century pottery kiln preserved beneath the Memorial Hall in Newport, Pembrokeshire is a remarkable survivor (see The Newport Medieval Kiln, Pembrokeshire (Feb 2016). Identified by Mortimer Wheeler during the building of the hall in 1921 and … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Architectural Ceramics, Folk and Country Pottery, Kilns and Kiln-building, Medieval pottery, Tiles
Tagged Archaeology, ceramics, crafts, earthenware, history, kiln, low-firing, medieval, Medieval pottery, Newport, Pembrokeshire, pottery, South Wales, Tiles, updraught kiln
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Latest News from the Newport Medieval Kiln
The redevelopment of the Memorial Hall in Newport, Pembrokeshire has been progressing steadily. The 1920’s building is the subject of a major lottery-funded project to bring it up to date. The unusual factor is that the basement space under the … Continue reading
Finds from the medieval kiln-site at Newport, Pembs.
Building work on the Memorial Hall in Newport is beginning now and the removal of soil outside the north west corner of the building is producing large quantities of medieval pottery and kiln debris. These are some samples of the … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bickley Ceramics Project, Kilns and Kiln-building, Tiles
Tagged Archaeology, earthenware, kiln, medieval, Medieval pottery, Newport, Pembrokeshire, pottery
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(Re) Excavating the Medieval Kiln at Newport, Pembrokeshire
Work on the Memorial Hall in Newport, near Fishguard in Pembrokeshire has moved on another stage as we have been able to begin re-excavating and recording the medieval kiln in the basement. Having got the appropriate permissions, the aim has … Continue reading