Etruscan Bone Mill

The Etruscan Bone Mill, built in 1857, is a former bone mill located in Stoke on Trent. The structure is made of brick and features Welsh slate roofs. It includes a complete range of buildings, such as a calcining kiln, bone crushing workshops, and an engine house. The calcining kiln is positioned to the left, with a square section base that tapers to a cap. The main workshop range is two storeys high and has six upper windows, one of which has been converted into a door accessed by 20th-century steps. The lower windows and door are now partly below ground level. To the right of the main workshop is the engine house, which has pedimented gables and a full-height round-arched window. An inscribed stone at the apex reads: "Etruscan Bone Mill 1857 Jesse Shirley." Adjacent to the engine house is a single-storeyed workshop with a tiled roof, set back and featuring a tall square section chimney. Inside, all the working equipment has been preserved and restored as a working museum.