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teapots in the uk (2)

updated fri 10 aug 01

 

Janet Kaiser on fri 10 aug 01


Here is more specific information on two of the main
resources requested:

Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum
Maguire Street
Butlers Wharf
London
SE1 2NQ

Tel 020 7378 0222
Fax 020 7378 0219
Internet http://www.bramahmuseum.co.uk/
E-mail e.bramah@virgin.net
Contact Mr E. Bramah

Set amongst the atmospheric tea warehouses of Butlers
Wharf, Tower Bridge, the museum covers Britains great
heritage in tea. The period 1650 to 1950 covers the
trade's involvement with ceramics, smuggling, auctions,
Boston Tea Party, Opium, clipper ships, the development
of Indian and Ceylon tea and the UK tea companies. The
past 50 years explain why 90% of tea is in tea bags,
but why leaf tea is still popular. Quality leaf tea is
available in the tea room and shop.


Twining Teapot Gallery
Castle Museum
Norwich NR1 3JU
Tel 01603 493634
Fax 01603 765651
E-mail none

Contact Chloe Archer, Assistant Keeper of Art
(Decorative Art)
and Jane Bennett, Teaware Assistant

Norwich Castle Museum owns the largest specialist
collection of British ceramic teapots in the world. We
have nearly 3,000 pots dating from around 1720 to the
present day. Many of these are on display to the public
in the Twining Teapot Gallery at the Castle, and there
is also a Ceramic Study Room which is open to students
and researchers by written appointment.

Janet Kaiser
The Chapel of Art . Capel Celfyddyd
HOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL POTTERS' PATH
Criccieth LL52 0EA, GB-Wales Tel: (01766) 523570
E-mail: postbox@the-coa.org.uk
WEBSITE: http://www.the-coa.org.uk