Home of Shirley’s 1857 Bone and Flint Mill: The Only
Operational Steam Powered Potters’ Mill in the World

We are open to the public on most Fridays from 11.00 to 3.30pm from March to the end of November. Admission to the museum and mill £6.00 adults or £10.00 for a guided tour (subject to availability). Under 16s free when with a paying adult.

Please check before travelling as we may not be able to admit the public if essential maintenance is taking place.

The next steaming weekend will be in 2025. Dates to be announced later. 

At other times visits may be booked by contacting 07900 267711 OR info@etruriamuseum.org.uk. Bookings accepted subject to volunteer availability.

The museum is managed, maintained and operated by Shirley’s Bone and Flint Mill Volunteers CIO, a registered charity that owns the mill.

VISIT US

Step into the history of Stoke-on-Trent at the Etruria Industrial Museum

GET INVOLVED

There are various ways of getting involved with the Etruria Industrial Museum

VIRTUAL 3D TOUR

Take a look around our virtual 3D tour and see the mill
for yourself

Steaming weekends and other events for 2025 to be announced

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See Engine and Mill in Steam

See 1857 mill in operation driven by the 1820s beam engine with steam generated with a 1903 locally built Cornish boiler.