The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every classJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day, Volume 1 (of 2) : $b being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their productions of every class
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Pottery, British -- History
“_Nonsuch Pottery._”--A pottery existed here in the early part of
last century, but about, or soon after, 1790, the bed of clay having
been exhausted, it was discontinued. About 1800 the steward of the
Nonsuch estates, on which the pottery was situated, gave permission
for a new pottery to be established wherever the clay could be
found; and soon afterwards the present “Nonsuch Pottery” was opened
in Nonsuch Park. It was founded by Mr. William Richard Waghorn, who
was joined in partnership by his son. This firm continued the works
until 1851, when they were transferred to Mr. Swallow, who had, until
that time, been their foreman. By him and his partner, Mr. Stone, the
business was continued under the style of “Stone and Swallow,” and by
them a pottery--principally for the manufacture of fire-bricks--was
established at Epsom. Mr. Swallow died in 1866 or 1867, and since then
his partner, Mr. Stone, continued the works alone: they are known as
the “Nonsuch Pottery,” or as “Stone’s Ewell and Epsom Potteries.” The
goods manufactured by Mr. W. Waghorn were “Italian tiling”--used very
extensively in the buildings of the time and remarkable for their
strength and durability; ornamental roof tiles; ridge tiles; “Nonsuch
Fire Bricks;” “Nonsuch Fire Loam;” paving and other tiles; moulded
bricks, &c., for Gothic buildings; ornamented chimney-pots; pipes;
flower-pots and vases, &c.; and on their lists was a view of the old
Nonsuch Palace, with an historical notice of the same. At the present
time the same descriptions of goods are produced--the mark, where used,
being simply the words “Stone & Co.”
CHEAM.
A pottery was worked here, about 1840, by Messrs. Waghorn, of the Ewell
Pottery; but on their retiring, in 1851, was transferred to Mr. Baker,
by whom it was worked until 1868, when he was succeeded by Messrs.
Cowley & Aston. It was closed in 1869. In the same year another pottery
was opened by Mr. Henry Clark, by whom it is still carried on, for the
manufacture of ornamental and plain flower-pots, rustic fern-stands,
vases, chimney-pots, drain-tiles, &c. They are of a bright red colour,
and when a mark is used, it is simply “Henry Clark, Cheam Pottery.”
CHISELHURST.
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