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Pictured: Oliver Meeson finishes a churchwarden pipe in his workshop at Broseley Pipeworks.<br />
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The pipe maker moulding a future for the endangered centuries-old craft.<br />
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The art of clay pipe making is an endangered craft but one young man from Shropshire is determined to preserve the knowledge for the next generation.<br />
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Oliver Meeson, 24, has always been a passionate artist but when his dad brought home two clay pipes from Ironbridge Museums he instantly connected with the craft.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: MaxWillcock/BNPS

Pictured: Oliver Meeson finishes a churchwarden pipe in his workshop at Broseley Pipeworks.

The pipe maker moulding a future for the endangered centuries-old craft.

The art of clay pipe making is an endangered craft but one young man from Shropshire is determined to preserve the knowledge for the next generation.

Oliver Meeson, 24, has always been a passionate artist but when his dad brought home two clay pipes from Ironbridge Museums he instantly connected with the craft.