Sábado 19 septiembre, 14:00

Setembre 2026

Dissabte 19
- 14:00 - 18:00

Four de l'Autruche

Rue du Singe 58000 Nevers

Nièvre

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Opening of the Ostrich Oven

Name: Apertura del horno de avestruz
Start: 2026-09-19T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Four de l'Autruche

Come and discover the remains of the old kiln of the earthenware factory "L'Ostrich". Free entry. The furnace is inside a residential block, accessible by the rue du Singe or the street...

Sábado 19 septiembre, 14:00

©Ville de Nevers

Explore the remains of the earthenware factory "L'Ostrich"! Discover the old kiln, witness of the golden age of earthenware, nestled in the heart of an island of habitation. Accessible by the rue du Singe or the rue Saint-Genest, this place full of history plunges you into the craftsmanship of yesteryear.
An unusual getaway for industrial heritage enthusiasts

Setembre 2026

Dissabte 19
- 14:00 - 18:00

Additionnal information

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Acerca del lugar

Four de l'Autruche

Rue du Singe 58000 Nevers

Nièvre

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Built in the XVIIth century and definitely put out(switched off) in 1878, this oven with vertical edition(drawing) heated to the wood was a complete construction installed(settled) in the middle of the buildings(ships) of the pottery of the Ostrich. Chemisé polishes up objectors and rested(supported) against thick reinforced walls by important foothills to resist pushes due to heat, he possessed probably a basement and two floors.
In the basement they still see that the home(foyer) and the pit of evacuation of ashes as well as the sole on which were arranged enamels to be varnished. Both floors disappeared but the track of the blast pipes of evacuation of burning gases towards upper parts(parties) allows to imagine the full of holes vaults on which the decorated and enamelled patches, at the first level, and forms of raw earth(ground), to the second, for a cooking in the vicinity of 1000 ° C of a duration from 2 to 4 days were put.

Etiquetas

Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire, Monument historique i Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique

Acceso

This oven is inside an island of housing environment, access by the street of the Monkey or the street Saint-Genest

03 86 68 46 25

UID

Setembre 2026

Eröffnung des Austernofens

Opening of the Ostrich Oven

Apertura del forno dell'struzzo

Ouverture du Four de l'Autruche

Apertura del horno de avestruz

Setembre 2026