Shale LoStone

Valentine Clays Ltd

£16.5

LoStone Shale is a rich, dark grey stoneware clay with subtle lilac undertones at lower firing temperatures. Its deep, moody tone brings a contemporary edge to ceramic work, offering a striking surface character that enhances both functional and decorative forms. As part of our pioneering LoStone range, Shale is the UK’s first low-fire stoneware, achieving vitrification at 1160°C . Traditionally, dark stoneware bodies demand higher firing temperatures, but LoStone Shale challenges convention delivering the strength, refinement, and visual impact of high-fire stoneware while firing at significa

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as VALENTINE CLAYS LTD, number 04610423. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Not yet checked.
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British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
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Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
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