Open Doors - Anvil Pottery (Llanrhaeadr Smithy)

A purpose ­built Smithy probably constructed in the late eighteenth century, since 1981 housing Anvil Pottery. It now specialises in hand thrown stoneware and earthenware pottery with an emphasis on use rather than ornament. It is possible to purchase pottery direct from the premises. It has made medieval reproductions for museums, re­enactment societies and movies. This includes wassail bowls, harvest jugs, pan mugs and Buckley Ware.

The 2024 Denbigh Open Doors Weekend launches Friday 20th September 2024 with a geology evening lecture at the Theatr Twm o'r Nant. Over the following two days, Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd September 2024 from 10am to 5pm, around thirty historically important sites in the locale will be open to the public, supplemented by children’s workshops and guided tours. A booking service for the sites/workshops and guided tours offering a limited number of places will be available through Denbigh Library, closer to the start of the weekend.

Further information will be available on www.visitdenbigh.co.uk; https://twitter.com/OpenDoors_D and https://www.facebook.com/opendoorsdenbighshire/

Smithy Cottage, Llanrhaeadr, LL16 4NL ///what3words:  (ENG) director.escapades.parsnip  (CYM) garw.diog.perimedr