Prince Charles Visits Midlands

1:58 pm, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Crowds gather for a glimpse of Prince Charles

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1:20 pm, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Prince Charles meets staff at Middleport Pottery

Shirley Davies has been working in the pottery industry for 30 years. She said she was so nervous at meeting the Prince she barely slept last night.

I didn't want to fluff my words, that's the only thing I could think about, I was so nervous.

– Shirley Davies, Middleport Pottery

Pottery worker meets Prince Charles

He said hello and asked me how long I had been working here. That was about it. It was very exciting to meet him.

My job is to get local communities involved. We do thing with local schools and community groups focussing on the area's ceramic history. This is the only place you can see this manufacturing process being carried out.

– Teresa Fox-Wells, Middleport pottery

11:30 am, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Prince Charles visits pottery helped by his charity

Middleport Pottery received money from The Prince's Regeneration Trust (PRT).

11:10 am, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Prince Charles admires pottery in Stoke-on-Trent

Prince Charles visits Middleport pottery Credit: ITV News Central

World renowned Burleigh pottery is made through a traditional process of underglaze hand-applied transfer printing. Middleport is one of the few potteries in the world still using this technique.

11:10 am, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Prince Charles tours Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent

Prince Charles in Stoke-on-Trent

Middleport has been manufacturing fine pottery on site since 1888.The money raised by the Prince's Rgeneration Trust has been spent on preservation of approximately 19,000 historic moulds and other machinery, as well as the site's historic buildings.

10:23 am, Tue 22 Jan 2013

Prince Charles arrives at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent

Prince Charles in the region Credit: ITV News Central

This is part of a two-day tour celebrating British manufacturing.The pottery was saved from closure in 2011 after the Prince's Regeneration Trust raised £8 million; much to the relief of the fifty employees.The pottery is one of the few places in the world still making unique Burleigh pottery.