Bert and George Procter, Gladstone China, Longton

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Date:1930

Description:Photograph of Bernard, known as Bert (seated), and George Procter, his son, pictured in the Office at Gladstone China, Uttoxeter Road, Longton. The office was described as 'bare and grimy.'

The Procter family had owned the Gladstone China site since the 1870s, trading as George Procter and Company from 1892. The factory ceased production in the early 1970s but after restoration re-opened as Gladstone Pottery Museum.

Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.

This photograph is part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.


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1930s
Firing a kiln in a pottery factory
Firing a kiln in a pottery factory

Pottery factory interior depicting a man firing a kiln. Formed ware is made hard ...

1950s
Packing Ware in a barrel in a pottery factory
Packing Ware in a barrel in a pottery factory

Pottery factory interior with a view of a pottery worker packing ware in a barrel. ...

1970s
Gladstone Yard. Pre-Restoration.
Gladstone Yard. Pre-Restoration.

Pottery factory courtyard and bottle oven. This view was taken at Gladstone ...

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Image courtesy of: Mr A Bettany

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Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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