Waterloo Road Works, established in 1820 (on the site of a very old pottery “on Bournes Bank,” afterwards worked by William Harrison) by Mr. Thomas Hughes (grandfather, of the present owner), and carried on by him and his successors, Stephen Hughes & Co., till about 1856, since which time they have been continued solely by the present Mr. Thomas Hughes, by whom the whole place has been enlarged, improved, and modernised. The manufactory is now considered to be one of the best arranged in the town. The goods produced are all the usual articles in the hard durable “granite” or so-called “ironstone china” for the American markets; they are of good quality, and are produced both light and heavy to meet various requirements. Goods are also, to some extent, produced for the home trade. The mark, stamped on the ware, is
THOMAS HUGHES
IRONSTONE CHINA
Cobridge Works.—The manufactory of Messrs. W. Brownfield & Son was erected in 1808, and from that time for a few years was worked by Messrs. Bucknall & Stevenson, and afterwards by Mr. A. Stevenson alone. In 1819 the works were closed, and afterwards passed into the hands of Mr. James Clews, who continued them until 1829, when they were again closed. His mark was a crown and his name, thus—
CLEWS
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