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A dark stoneware bottle vase on a linen-covered table, warm window light on the wall behind

Teaching since 2017 · Marple, Stockport

Marlpit Studio: Pottery and art classes in Marple.

Wheel throwing, hand-building, drawing and lino printing in small, friendly groups. No experience needed.

Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue to Fri 10 to 9 · Sat 9:30 to 5 · Sun 12 to 4:30

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Clay pieces are fired here; most reach the collection shelf about a month later.

4.8 out of 5 from 146 reviewsSample rating

Next class

Classes run Tuesday to Sunday

Evenings, weekend mornings and Sunday afternoons

See the weekly timetable
  • Rated 4.8 out of 5 Students · sample rating
  • Teaching since 2017 In the same Marple unit
  • Makers who teach Working potters and artists
  • DBS checked tutor For the young makers club
  • Insured studio Public liability cover

Illustrative demo claims: not a real studio, rating, policy or check.

Classes and pricesClay · Paint and print · Young makers

Classes for first-timers and keen hands.

Six classes in three groups, all small and all at the studio. Clay, glazes and firing are part of the price, so nothing extra is needed on the night.

Every class with times and prices
  1. 01Clay
  2. 02Paint and print
  3. 03Young makers
Four handmade cups stacked on a pale plaster background
Pinched cups waiting for glaze · a typical first project (illustrative photo)

Three classes

Clay

Throwing on the wheel and building by hand, with glazing and both firings in the price.

More about clay
  1. 01Clay
  2. 02Paint and print
  3. 03Young makers
Hands mixing watercolour on a palette beside brushes and a small painting
Watercolour palette and brushes · as used on the drawing and painting mornings (illustrative photo)

Two classes

Paint and print

Drawing, watercolour and lino, all taught at the long table by the window.

More about paint and print
  1. 01Clay
  2. 02Paint and print
  3. 03Young makers
A cluster of small unfired pinch pots and cups
Unfired pinch pots · the first things most young makers try (illustrative photo)

One class

Young makers

A Saturday clay club for children aged 7 to 12, run by Farah.

More about young makers

Coming upDates work themselves out on your device

The next few classes.

Every date is a request until we confirm your place. Pick one and we will check there is room.

The weekly timetable
  • Clay hands shaping a terracotta pot on a spinning wheel
    WeeklyClay

    Wheel taster

    Thursdays 6:30pm to 9pm and Saturdays 10am to 12:30pm

    Two and a half hours£52 per personIllustrative photo

  • A row of students bent over potter’s wheels in a timber studio
    WeeklyClay

    Seven-week wheel course

    New groups start on Tuesdays 6:30pm to 9pm and Wednesdays 6:30pm to 9pm, every 9 weeks

    Seven evenings£295 for seven eveningsIllustrative photo

  • A student building a coil pot on a small banding wheel
    Every weekClay

    Hand-building evening

    Fridays 6:30pm to 9pm

    Two and a half hours£39 per personIllustrative photo

  • A painter adding watercolour to a coastal sketch on a drawing board
    Every weekPaint and print

    Drawing and painting mornings

    Wednesdays 10am to 12pm

    2 hours£28 per morningIllustrative photo

  • Two leaf prints in black ink next to their carved block and two red-handled cutters
    Every weekPaint and print

    Lino printing afternoon

    Sundays 1pm to 3:30pm

    Two and a half hours£46 per personIllustrative photo

  • Two children rolling and cutting clay at a long shared table
    Every weekYoung makers

    Young makers clay club

    Saturdays 2pm to 3:30pm

    An hour and a half£18 per childIllustrative photo

GalleryIllustrative photos, not students' work

A feel for what comes out of a session here: glazes, carved blocks and paintings in progress.

The whole gallery
  • A sage green glazed plate and bowl beside two terracotta cups
    Sage glaze on stoneware, with two bare terracotta cups
  • Hand-thrown mugs in many glazes, one to each square of a dark wooden rack
    Glazed and fired mugs, one to each cubby of a rack
  • Small glazed bowls in grey, rust, cream and mint laid out on pink paper
    Glaze test bowls, one colour each
  • A painter adding pink roses to a floral canvas on an easel
    Building up a flower painting in layers
  • Glazed cups standing on firebricks with flames glowing in the gaps beneath them
    Cups on firebricks over an open flame

TutorsFictional sample profiles

Who teaches you.

Four tutors share the timetable, and each one makes and sells work of their own when the classes are over.

Meet the tutors
  • Sample portrait: a woman in a mustard cardigan sitting on a stool

    Clay

    Sample

    Nell Kershaw

    Founder, wheel and glaze

  • Sample portrait: an older man with a white beard in a work apron, shelves of pots behind

    Clay

    Sample

    Walter Briggs

    Hand-building and kilns

  • Sample portrait: a young man in an apron, arms folded, beside easels with paintings

    Paint and print

    Sample

    Rory Whitlow

    Drawing, painting and print

  • Sample portrait: a smiling woman with glasses and a spotted headscarf

    Young makers

    Sample

    Farah Javed

    Young makers clay club

Two speckled handmade mugs and a jug on a pale wooden shelf

Gift vouchersValid two years · sample terms

Give someone an evening at the wheel.

A voucher can go towards any class, a whole course or a few sessions of the young makers club.

  • £30
  • £60
  • £125
  • A named class

How to buy one

  • At the studio counter while we are open
  • By phone on 0161 496 0273, paying by card

Bought a voucher by phone? You can cancel it within 14 days of the day you bought it, and if it has not been spent we pay the whole amount back to your card (sample terms).

Call 0161 496 0273About vouchers

Kind words4.8 out of 5 from 146 sample reviews

What students tell us.

My first pot leans like a tired tower and I love it. Nell had the whole row laughing before anyone had centred a thing.

Joanne, RomileyWheel tasterSample review

By the fourth evening I could centre without help. The glazing night was worth the course on its own.

Imran, Hazel GroveSeven-week wheel courseSample review

Carved a heron, printed twenty cards and went home with inky thumbs. Calm, friendly and well organised.

Beth, Marple BridgeLino printing afternoonSample review

Our two count down to Saturday. The clay hedgehogs now guard every windowsill in the house.

Gareth, CompstallYoung makers clay clubSample review

Find usDemo address in Marple

Find the studio.

Drawn map of the studio's surroundingsAn illustrative sketch, not to scale: the studio pin in a small works yard beside a canal, with a station to the north and a car park to the east.PStationcanalMarlpit Works (demo)
Unit 3, Marlpit WorksMarple, Stockport SK6England

Demo address. Directions go to Marple, Stockport, not to a studio.

Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue to Fri 10 to 9 · Sat 9:30 to 5 · Sun 12 to 4:30

Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am to 9pm
Wednesday10am to 9pm
Thursday10am to 9pm
Friday10am to 9pm
Saturday9:30am to 5pm
Sunday12pm to 4:30pm

Closed from Christmas Day to 3 January. Christmas Eve is a short morning, 9:30am to 1pm.

Get directionsCall 0161 496 0273

  • Parking

    Six free spaces in the yard and more on the street outside. Evening classes rarely struggle for a space (sample details).

  • By train

    Marple has its own railway station; from there the studio is a short, flat walk (sample directions).

  • Getting in

    Ground floor, level entrance, accessible toilet and a wide door through to the wheels (sample details).

  • Collecting pieces

    Fired work waits on the named shelf by the door. Pop in any time we are open; no need to ring first.

QuestionsBooking · Clothes · Ages · Collecting

Before your first class.

Another question?

Ring the studio during opening hours, or write to hello@marlpit-studio.example.

Call 0161 496 0273
01I have never touched clay before. Will I keep up?

Yes. The tasters and the hand-building evenings assume no experience at all, and tutors show every step at the wheel or the table before you try it yourself.

02Clay gets everywhere. What clothes are best?

Old clothes with sleeves you can push up, and closed shoes. We lend aprons. Long hair tied back and short nails make the wheel much easier.

03How old do you need to be?

Adult classes take anyone aged 14 or over, and under 18s come with a parent or carer booked on the same class. The young makers clay club is for children aged 7 to 12, and a parent or carer stays on site for children under 10.

04When are pots ready to collect?

Clay dries for a week or so and then goes through two firings, so allow about a month before your pieces are on the named shelf. Collect them any time we are open.

05Can I change my date?

Yes, at no charge until 5 days before your class. Closer to the day, we offer your place to the waiting list and move you if someone takes it.

06Do gift vouchers cover any class?

A voucher can go towards any class, a whole course or a few sessions of the young makers club. Vouchers are bought in the studio or by phone, not online.

A tall brick workshop with potter’s wheels along the windows and sunlight across the floor

Ready when you are

Bring your hands. We bring the clay.

Choose a class and a date, and we will get back to you to confirm, usually the same evening, and always by the next afternoon.

Book a classCall 0161 496 0273Or give a gift voucher

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