Old Bristol Potteries; being an account of the old potters and potteries of Bristol and Brislington between 1650 and 1850 ...

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Reprinted 1972. Provides profiles of individual potteries. Introductory essays include an 'Historical summary' [pp3-19] and an essay by Richard Rackham [of V&A Museum], 'The place of Bristol potteries in the history of ceramics' [pp xv-xxv]. Otherwise structured in three section with appendices: 1] Delftware potteries section: 'Brislington Pottery until 1730' / 'Brislington Pottery after 1730' / 'Limekilnlane Pottery' / 'Temple Back Pottery' - 'Ward period', 'Taylor & Cantle period', Frank & King period', 'Pountney period' / 'Redcliffe Potteries' - 'Joseph Flower', 'Thomas & Richard Frank', 'Arnee Frank's memoirs', 'The Taylors and Riley' / 'Painters on delftware' [profiles of John Niglett, Joseph Flower, Michael Edkins, John Bowen, 'The Taylors and Riley', 'Later china painters - Temple Back Pottery'; 2] Porcelain section: 'Lowdin's (alias Lowris') China House, Bristol' / 'Cookworthy and Champion' [pp208-36]; 3] Stoneware and redware section: 'May Orchard's Pottery' / 'Alsop and Hope and Bright, afterwards Price, Son & Co, now (since acquiring the firm of W Powell & Sons) Price, Powell & Co' / 'William Powell & his family' / 'Tucker Street Stoneware Pottery' / 'Anthony Amatt' / 'Avon Bank Pottery, St Philips' / 'Westbury on Trym Pottery' / 'Redcross Street [Pottery] and Baptist Mills [Pottery]'. A map shows the location of the principal 18th century potteries Appendices include: 'Potters in the Bristol apprenticeship list', 1671-1848 [pp295-34] arranged by date and giving name of master and of apprentice with broad details of the latter's father; 'Potters in the Bristol Burgess Role', 1572-1818 [pp335-50] arranged by date and giving name and occupation of burgess and 'qualification for freedom'; 'Schedule of deeds of the Temple Pottery' [pp351-8] ie deeds relating to property