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REGULAR EVENTS for
Children in Verwood
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time |
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Place |
| Every Tuesday |
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. |
RHYME Time
for under 2's and you. |
Verwood Library
- contact 01202 822972 |
| Every Friday |
02:15 p.m. |
Children's
Story Time. |
Verwood Library
- contact 01202 822972 |
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Potting at the Heritage Centre
is currently suspended
due to ill Health
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Hughie Green our resident potter being interviewed
by Steve from "ForestFM"
Verwood's
Local Radio.
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Potting is FREE for all those under the age of 19 years.
Please
visit the Verwood "What's On" page for dates.
(Note:- that a
refundable deposit is required on booking,
Refunds are made after the pot is glazed.)
For
all Activities it will be necessary to BOOK a
slot
by signing the book held in the Heritage Centre.
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Brief
description of how the Kiln
would work at the Crossroads Pottery. |
(with thanks to
Clive Daniels for the illustrations.)
The circular kiln was built
in a large earth mound and the kiln chamber resembled a well
made of bricks. The firing chamber was under the
well and had one fire mouth. The floor of the well was
perforated to allow the flames through to the pots.
The
original 15 feet diameter kiln was on the site of April
Cottage situated to the west of the Heritage Centre.
The kiln was stacked from the
top, the operator climbing down a ladder inside and
receiving the pots from another operator outside. As the
pots were usually glazed only on the inside, smaller ones
could be stacked upside down inside larger ones.
Thus little kiln space was wasted. The pots were stacked on
top of one another to the top of the kiln, which was then
covered with sherds.
The
kiln was first stacked from the top with smaller pots being
placed inside larger ones.
The
skill was to systematically stack the kiln as shown.
The fuel used was wood, and
firing took up to three days and nights beginning with a
small fire and gradually building it up to get more heat.
During this time the fire needed constant attention and
towards the end of the firing faggots and gorse were put on
to clear the fire and flux the glaze (flashing).
No aids were used to
determine the kiln temperature, this being determined-by the
skill and experience- of the potter. When the
required temperature was reached certain bricks in the side
of the kiln were watched carefully until they attained a
recognised redness of heat, or until the sherds at the top
of the kiln became coated yellow. One pot was then removed
with a piece of iron with a hook on the. end, for testing.
The kiln
was wood fired and this firing took 2 days and 2 nights.
The
third day was spent "burning off in order to 'flash'
the glaze.
The kiln was then cooled gradually by blocking up
the entrance to the firing chamber, leaving a very small
hole. When the fire had been let out the kiln was left for
two or three days to cool before it was emptied.
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GINGER POP
Enid
Blyton, the author of "Noddy",
"The Secret Seven"
and "The Famous Five"
amongst others, holidayed in Swanage and on
the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, three times a year
for over twenty years and used local Dorset
locations in her books. As an example Corfe Castle
is the inspiration for Kirrin Castle in the Famous
Five series of books.
Vivienne
Endecott, a life long Enid Blyton fan, who runs
this website, has written a book (The Dorset Days of Enid Blyton)
and runs Theme Holidays and walks around Corfe
Castle from her shop "Ginger Pop" in
Corfe Castle square.
Why not visit her site
at http://www.gingerpop.co.uk
which gives interesting local
information about Enid Blyton.
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