The fabulous Wedgwood collection, so important to British heritage
is being threatened by a pension crisis. A court ruling says that the
collection will have to be broken up and sold on if the company is unable to
pay pensions. The, conservatively valued, £18 million is irreplaceable, according
to UNESCO it is one of the UK’s 20 most important cultural assets. The collection
is so important because it represents the birth of the industrial revolution. The
industry of pottery was one of the first to explode and change the world. The
leader of the “pottery revolution” was Josiah Wedgwood, who is also very famous
for his anti-slavery stance and the phrase “Am I not a man, and a brother?” It
is so important that we protect his memory.
This collection is part of our country’s past, not just Staffordshire
where the potteries were located. Funding has to come from somewhere to save
this historic collection; the lottery fund should step in as well as members of
the public and as a last resort, the government. The government wouldn’t stand
by and allow the destruction of any monument, why should this collection be any
different? We must protect our heritage and preserve it for future generations.
Our nation is rich in artefacts and beauty from ancient times, through the Pax Britannica
and the neo-modern era, we must not let allow this to happen.
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| Potteries like this marked the beginning of the industrial revolution |
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