Album Pottery Industry from tarboat

Klondyke Works

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:49:20 +0000

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The Klondyke Works were built in 1899 in the village of Newhall in South Derbyshire with Bretby Brick & Stoneware Company being formed in 1909. Brick production ceased in the 1930s but the company carried on manufacturing stoneware items including sanitary ware and finally concentrated on stoneware pet bowls until final closure in 1995.

Commerce Works

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:03:44 +0000

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These 2 bottle kilns in Longton were built in the late 19th century as part of the Commerce Works pottery. The pottery was run by the Chetham family from 1796 - 1869 and then taken over by H.J Aynsley in 1873. Final closure came in the 1990s and the site has stood derelict since. The building is listed Grade II but I doubt that will save it.

Middleport

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:30:44 +0000

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The Middleport Pottery opened in the 1880s and has continued in production to the present day. In 2009 with the business facing closure it was purchased by the Prince's Regeneration Trust and the buildings underwent restoration and regeneration. The boat is typical of those that carried pottery materials to the works and probably finished ware away for export.

Royal Doulton

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 25 May 2022 14:19:39 +0000

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Gates to what was left of the Royal Doulton factory in Burslem. Now all gone and housing on the site under the name 'Kiln Gate'.

Streetview of the same location in October 2020.
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Teapots

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 06:04:30 +0000

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Price's National Teapots at Longport (also known as Top Bridge Works) had been occupied by Price Brothers since the 1890s, becoming Price & Kensington after an amalgamation in 1962. The Top Bridge Works was one of the earliest surviving examples of a fire proof pottery works. The building was abandoned and became increasingly derelict until 2019, when despite being listed Grade II it was demolished by the local Council.

Preparation

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:00:51 +0000

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Clay preparation room at the Middleport Pottery.

Burslem bell

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:01:12 +0000

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Bell cupola over the gateway into Enoch Wood's Fountain Place Pottery in Burslem. Wood was in business here from 1784 until 1846.

Dishes

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:05:42 +0000

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Finishing a dish at Middleport Pottery. The plate to the right of the clock reads "Wm Boulton Ltd Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. Patent Dryer"

Middleport Pottery 1888

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:51:56 +0000

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This panel proudly declares the Middleport Pottery and when it was opened. B&L is the initials of Burgess & Leigh the owners at that time. In 2009 with the business facing closure it was purchased by the Prince's Regeneration Trust and the buildings underwent restoration and regeneration. Today it continues in business producing Burleigh ware.

Middleport Pottery panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:15:40 +0000

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Calcining

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:52:01 +0000

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A window into a disused flint calcining works adjacent to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Middleport.

Litho work

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 11:17:06 +0000

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Applying lithographed transfer decoration and company details (in this case Fortnum and Mason) to pottery mugs at the Middleport Pottery. The yellow backing colour will disappear when the mugs are fired again. The staff undertaking this work have to be highly skilled to achieve the necessary accuracy.

The brown door

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 07:06:13 +0000

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Deep within the factory at Middleport Pottery

Middleport Pottery

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 07:40:14 +0000

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The Middleport Pottery opened in the 1880s and has continued in production to the present day. In 2009 with the business facing closure it was purchased by the Prince's Regeneration Trust and the buildings underwent restoration and regeneration. Today I was at last able to tour the works and see Burleigh Ware and other marks being made at this great survivor of the pottery trade.

Portobello kilns

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 19 May 2016 19:05:33 +0000

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These two kilns are all that survives of Buchan's Pipe Street pottery works, Portobello. The pottery closed in 1972 but the kilns, dating from 1906 and 1909, have been preserved as an ancient monument. The left hand kiln partly collapsed during restoration work in 2006 and has since been restored.

Whiting mill

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:43:53 +0000

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Thwaite Mills on the outskirts of Leeds started as a fulling mill, was later rebuilt as a seed mill, then became a flint grinding mill supplying local potteries with materials. The business later diversified into producing whiting (ground chalk) and then progressed to the manufacture of putty. The final production was in 1977 when the adjacent wier on the River Aire collapsed and made the waterwheels driving the plant unworkable. Since then the weir has been rebuilt and the mills are run as a museum by Leeds City Council. In this view is a Broadbent jaw crusher which fed chalk to the adjacent grinding mill. One of the two waterwheels can just be seen behind the crusher.

The Malkin Tile Works Company

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:41:07 +0000

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Malkin Tiles was an offshoot of the earthenware company Edge, Malkin and Co. Initially they traded as Malkin Edge & Co, later becoming Malkin Tiles and eventually Malkin Tileworks. Manufactured a wide range of tiles, mainly moulded and encaustic dust-pressed. Eventually absorbed into H & R Johnson in 1968.

More information here: www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/050.htm

Furlong Mills

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:07:05 +0000

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Furlong Mills Ltd was established in 1842 and supplies a wide range of materials to the pottery industry including silica, feldspar, alumina, and industry specific composite ceramic fluxes.

Furlong Mills

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 08:56:41 +0000

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Furlong Mills Ltd was established in 1842 and supplies a wide range of materials to the pottery industry including silica, feldspar, alumina, and industry specific composite ceramic fluxes.