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Tobacco jar (sgraffito ware), made at Hayes Pottery, Buckley (19th century)
© Buckley Heritage Centre |
In the 19th Century, many outsiders from the border counties and Staffordshire will still moving to the district, but the main industries of Buckley were beginning to encounter difficulties. In coal mining, many of the surface coal seams were exhausted, and it became necessary to extract coal from greater depths.
Mass production of crockery and enamel dishes, and the development of the railway system which made these products more available, began to pose a threat to Buckley’s family-run earthenware businesses. The outbreak of two World Wars in the 20th Century drew workers away from Buckley to the front lines, and reduced the number of family-run potteries to a handful.
This dish was excavated at Brookhill Pottery, Buckley, where it was made c. 1640-1670. When it is leather hard a design is scratched through the slip to reveal the contrasting body of the pot beneath.
© The Buckley Heritage Centre |
Some potteries like Hayes’s Pottery, which was established in 1740, continued to produce Buckley pottery and remain in the same family ownership until its closure in the 1940’s. Others, like Powell’s Pottery, which was the largest Buckley Pottery until 1914, converted their production line to work in engineering and plastics.
Sharret’s Pottery, which became The Art Pottery Co. and then J. Lamb & Sons was closed in the early 1940’s leaving a kiln of unbaked pottery. The owner’s son returned from the war in 1946 and fired up the kiln, baking the pottery that was left. After it was fired, it was found to be of an excellent quality, and was the last bulk produced earthenware in Buckley.
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