Ceramics Firing Service

Community kiln firing service

Ceramics firing service - a community kilns in London, UK. A person is leaning to carefully place an object into a round chamber of an electrical kiln

Community kilns in our studio serve many artists across London and the region. Get in touch with our firendly and experienced team if you need to fire your pottery or sculptures.

We can fire ceramics for you at various temperatures from earthenware to porcelain as well as decorated bisque, ceramics decals and lustre. All our kilns are electric kilns. We only do oxidation firings at the studio.

The turnover time depends on how busy the studio is at the moment (1-2 weeks is our average turnover time).

Please make sure your work is bone dry and ready for a firing when you deliver it.

Please contact us in advance to confirm we can help you.

request a firing

Drop off/collection hours:

Tuesday 6:00pm – 8pm
Thursday 10:30am – 1pm
Saturday 10:30am – 1pm

We will be closed 15-21 September 2025 for annual leave.

Ceramics Firing Prices

Firing costs are charged per kiln. The prices vary depending on temperature you need to use, we may not be able to provide you with an exact quote for a firing. If you need more detailed quote, please use the guidance below.

From £23+ VAT for the smallest top loading kiln (32 cm diameter by 22 deep) on the lowest temperature to £162 + VAT for our side loading kiln (79 x 68 x 55 cm) on stoneware temperature.

Where possible, we arrange to share kilns for energy efficiency. The minimum charge for a shared firing is £16 + VAT.

Most common firings we can deliver (non-exclusive list)

bisque to 1000 °C (most common)
mid temperature bisque to 1100 °C
earthenware glaze 1050-1060 °C
stoneware glaze 1160/1180/1220 °C (^5, ^6-7)
slow firing cycle for sculptures
drying cycle for sculptures
lustre and decals firings
clay tests, glaze tests, wild clay tests

Please, be aware, we will require details for all the materials you are using before we can commit to a firing, use the form to submit as many details as possible ahead of coming in. If you are just starting out, record your materials, and we will be able to help you.

For health and safety reasons we will not fire anything that would create a vast amount of smoke, i.e clay having a significant amount of organic materials inside or materials that will produce highly toxic gases during the firing. We do not do raw glaze firings, if your glaze is applied on greenware, unfired clay we won’t be able to help you. No lead glaze.