Deptford.
In the seventeenth century a pottery existed here, where were manufactured melting-pots, “the best in the world, especially for founders.” These were in great repute, and gradually superseded those imported from Holland, Germany, and Denmark.
Merton (see [“Aldgate”]).
Hounslow.
About 1830 the manufacture of earthenware (commenced by Joseph Shore and carried on after his death by his son and grandson Richard and William Goulding) at Isleworth was removed to Hounslow, but died out in the course of a year or two, and has not been renewed.
Wandsworth (see [“Aldgate”]).
Ewell.
“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.”