John Aynsley's works, Sutherland Road, Longton
The front of John Aynsley's Portland Pottery Works on Sutherland Road in Longton. Built in 1861 in the classic style of its time with an arched entrance a Venetian style window and gable above. This is ...
Jolleying Plates.
Pottery factory interior with a view of plate makers in a jolleying shop.
Clay is placed on a rotating mould and a profile tool is brought down onto the upper side.
The boy in the foreground is ...
Loading a Kiln.
Pottery factory interior depicting a man loading a kiln for an enamel firing.
In this case the basket of ware travelled through a circular tunnel kiln on rails.
Decorated pottery was often coal ...
Machine for scouring ware, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing pottery workers scouring ware.
Taken at Sutherland China, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Scouring is the process of removing rough bits from the surface ...
Making Basins.
Pottery factory interior.
The man is making large basins using a vertical jolley.
A jolley was a machine for making shapes out of solid blocks of clay. It consisted of a rotating wheel, a mould ...
Making Cow Cream Jugs. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a pottery worker in the process of making Cow Creamer Jugs.
Making Cups using a Jolley.
Pottery factory interior showing a woman using a jolley to make cups.
A jolley was a machine for making shapes out of solid blocks of clay. It consisted of a rotating wheel and a levered profile tool. ...
Man in casting shop, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior taken in a casting shop. The pottery worker is fettling and sponging a plate with an incised decoration. Tools, brushes and moulds can be seen on the worker's bench. Taken at ...
Mayer's and Sherrat's.
Pottery factory interior showing cup makers in a jolleying workshop.
Taken at Mayer's and Sherrat's pot bank, Stoke-on-Trent.
The four people are identified on the original copy of the photo. They ...
Midwinter's Stylecraft Pottery, Navigation Road, Burslem
Midwinter's Pottery on Upper Hadderidge, off Navigation Road in Burslem. Although known for tablewares, Midwinter's also manufactured figures and figurines. The Stylecraft range was contemporary animal ...
Minton Hollins Tile Works, Shelton Old Road, Stoke
This plan is of the Minton Hollins Tile works in Stoke. It was built in 1869 by Charles Lynam and is now a grade II listed building. It is currently used as offices.
Diagrams (top to bottom):
- Front ...
Mixing slip, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior showing a slip house worker mixing slip (liquid clay) with a wooden plank. Taken at Minton's factory, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic ...
Modeller. Spode.
Pottery factory interior depicting a modeller at work.
The modeller is assembling Parian objects.
Parian is the name given to the white biscuit porcelain primarily associated with figure modelling.
A ...
Mould Maker. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing a mould maker at work.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.”
A small folder containing ...
Mouldmaker in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior with a view of a man mouldmaking. He is using a tool to smooth away circles.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part of ...
Mouldmakers, Swinnerton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior taken at Swinnerton’s Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent.
This is a photograph of the mouldmaking shop, probably taken at the Vulcan Works, Slippery Lane, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
The ...
Mouldmakers.
Pottery factory group portrait of mouldmakers.
Possibly taken at Johnson Brothers, Joiner's Square, Stoke-on-Trent.
The man on the left of the back row is Mr. George Ratcliffe.
Taken from the ...
Mouldmaking, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a mouldmaking workshop.
Taken at Sutherland China, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection. ...