[Illustration: FIG. 277.--PLATE.] LOWESBY, in Leicestershire. A pottery was established by Sir Francis Fowkes, about the year 1835. Red terra-cotta with black enamelled ornaments, in imitation of Wedgwood, was made. [Illustration: FIG. 278.--GARDEN POT.] [Illustration: FIG. 279.--VASE.] BRISTOL. At REDCLIFFE BACKS a manufactory of Delft ware was carried on in the 18th century by Richard Frank. At TEMPLE BACKS, Bristol, Joseph Ring, son-in-law of Cookworthy (after the porcelain works had been relinquished in 1777), opened a manufactory called the "Bristol Pottery." It was continued for many years, and about 1820 it was occupied by Messrs. Pountney & Allies. The articles produced were similar to those of the superior potteries in Staffordshire. [Illustration: BRISTOL (Redcliffe Backs) FIG. 280.--TILES. _St. Mary Redcliffe Church._] CADBOROUGH, near Rye in Sussex. A pottery was established here early in the 19th century for the manufacture of common sorts of pottery, but some vases of glazed ware of elegant forms were also produced. The works are now carried on at Bellevue Pottery, Rye. [Illustration: FIG. 281.--VESSEL. _In form of a pig._] SWANSEA. Established about 1750; it was greatly enlarged by George Haynes in 1780, who styled it the "Cambrian Pottery." In 1802 the works were purchased by Lewis Weston Dillwyn, and about 1810 an improved ware was made which was termed _opaque porcelain_; with the assistance of Young, a draughtsman employed in delineating natural history, the ware became remarkable for its beautiful and truthful paintings. The early Swansea ware was elegant in form, and frequently covered with a deep blue glaze. [Illustration: FIG. 282.--DISH. _Mark, Swansea and letter C._] GREAT BRITAIN PORCELAIN The manufacture of porcelain in England began much earlier than has been generally supposed, and the invention was patented in England by John Dwight of Fulham in 1671, while that at St. Cloud was not patented until 1702, thirty years afterwards.