Time Team S6E1 — Wedgwood's First Factory - Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent

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Time Team•Season 6•Episode 1

Wedgwood's First Factory - Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent

8.2/10 · 29 votesJan 3, 199950 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 6•+0.2 vs season avg

The Team are in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, to investigate what remains of Josiah Wedgwood's first factory and to discover what pottery he was making there. They find evidence of several centuries of potting and bottle kilns, including a time capsule of the pottery of Enoch Wood

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

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Self - Landscape Archaeologist

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Self - Historical Illustrator

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Sue Francis

Self - Graphic Artist

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"Wedgwood's First Factory - Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent" is episode 1 of Time Team season 6. It scored 8.2/10 from 29 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on January 3, 1999.

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