Royal Doulton (Shire Library)
Julie McKeown is a freelance writer specialising in ceramics. As Curator of the Sir Henry Doulton Gallery, the museum of Royal Doulton, she researched, lectured and wrote about all aspects of Royal Doulton's history and products. A graduate in the History of Art, she has carried out historical research for other North Staffordshire museums and pottery manufacturers, including the Gladstone Pottery Museum and the Spode Museum Trust.