Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Chatsworth has a long history of supporting contemporary creatives, with a special focus on artists and makers born or based in Derbyshire and the Peak District. It is a legacy that the Chatsworth House Trust charity is committed to continuing.
For Christmas at Chatsworth 2025, several local artists were commissioned to produce pieces for the displays in the house. In this short film, you can learn more about one of them, The Wirksworth Pottery Company.
From liquid clay poured into plaster moulds to glazes mixed carefully by hand, the work of The Wirksworth Pottery Company carries forward the heritage endangered craft of slip casting into a new era.
Chatsworth's relationship with Hannah and her team began with the Chatsworth Christmas Market and has grown into something special: their decorations now grace Chatsworth's shops and lend their soft colours and handmade character to displays in the house.
Learn more about Christmas at Chatsworth at chatsworth.org/christmas or view The Wirksworth Pottery Company's creations in Chatsworth's online shop at: shop.chatsworth.org
Chatsworth has a long history of supporting contemporary creatives, with a special focus on artists and makers born or based in Derbyshire and the Peak District. It is a legacy that the Chatsworth House Trust charity is committed to continuing.
For Christmas at Chatsworth 2025, several local artists were commissioned to produce pieces for the displays in the house. In this short film, you can learn more about one of them, The Wirksworth Pottery Company.
From liquid clay poured into plaster moulds to glazes mixed carefully by hand, the work of The Wirksworth Pottery Company carries forward the heritage endangered craft of slip casting into a new era.
Chatsworth's relationship with Hannah and her team began with the Chatsworth Christmas Market and has grown into something special: their decorations now grace Chatsworth's shops and lend their soft colours and handmade character to displays in the house.
Learn more about Christmas at Chatsworth at chatsworth.org/christmas or view The Wirksworth Pottery Company's creations in Chatsworth's online shop at: shop.chatsworth.org
