A range of plates and mugs celebrating Stoke-on-Trent landmarks have been designed and made by Moorland Pottery to mark the city’s Centenary.
Jon Plant, the co-founder of the Burslem-based business, was a guest judge in an episode of the latest series of Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down.
He teamed up with the city council and designed and manufactured the ceramics in the unique style of Moorland Pottery’s ‘Stokie Ware’, a range featuring eye-catching drawings that have been sold around the world.
The special Centenary mug features a miner’s wheel, a duck, the canal, and the Stoke Knotty Train.
Both mugs and plates include the words: “Celebrating 100 years of our city: Stoke-on-Trent Centenary.”
Moorland Pottery is housed within the same Chelsea Works premises that renowned art deco designer Susie Cooper rented from Royal Doulton for two years – and it still boasts one of the city's surviving bottle kilns.
The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Councillor Lyn Sharpe, visited Moorland Pottery to launch the range.
Cllr Sharpe said: “It was an honour to meet Jon at Moorland Pottery and see the new range of centenary ceramics that they’ve produced to mark our city’s centenary year.
“The detailed designs help tell the story of Stoke-on-Trent through the industry that has made The Potteries famous across the world. Their latest mugs and plates are wonderful mementos to remember this special year for a long, long time.”
Jon explained more about his designs. He said: “When asked to design a mug to celebrate the Centenary, I thought what are the key elements that enabled Stoke on Trent to get City status. What were the catalytic components to spark the creation of a special and unique place. What binds it all together and makes it possible.
“The answer is quite simple. Clay, coal and water and of course not forgetting the wonderful people of Stoke on Trent who made it all possible.”
The Centenary mugs and plates will be on sale soon alongside other specially designed merchandise, including tea towels, posters, tote bags and pin badges at both the Gladstone Pottery Museum and Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
All proceeds from the sales will used to support centenary events throughout 2025.
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