Dresden Works
Dresden Works, Mount Pleasant,
Tinkersclough, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
NOTE: There was another 'Dresden Works' in operation at George Street, Hanley
"The works were situated at what was called Tinkersclough - a place whose name is said to be 'derived from the fact of its being frequented in the olden times as a place of rendezvous by gipsies and travelling tinkers'.
Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900
| From | To | Occupier | Comments |
| 1843 | c.1856 | Edward Raby | Raby produced at these works in Tinkersclough china ornaments with raised or 'Dresden' flowers. |
| 1856 | 1864 | John Worthington and William Harrop | |
| 1864 | 1873 | Thomas Worthington and William Harrop | under the style "Worthington and Harrop" |
| 1869 | Worthington, Ridgway & Harrop | This partnership was recorded in a 1869 directory as 'China Manufacturers' | |
| 1873 | 1880 | William Harrop | "The productions were the cheaper classes of Parian goods and fancy jugs in stoneware and ordinary earthenware, of good middle-class quality, all of which were supplied both to the home and American markets. |
| 1880 | 1896 | William Harrop & Co | The partners were Anna Elizabeth Harrop, John Harrop and Herbert Hall - trading as 'William Harrop & Co.' |
| 1896 | 1901 | Harrop & Burgess | The partners were Mary Ellen Harrop and Thomas Burgess. |
| 1901 | ??? | Thomas Burgess | |
| c.1896 | 1899 | Lancaster and Barker | The partners were Frederick John Lancaster, Emily Lancaster and Edward John Barker. |
| 1900 | 1944 | Lancaster and Sons | |
| 1944 | 1968 | Lancaster and Sandland |
There was some overlap and concurrent companies
in operation at the works
Dates are derived from a combination of "Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900" and
the London Gazette.
The dates in The London Gazette have been taken as the definitive dates where
there is a conflict.
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Dresden Works In 1843, Edward Raby produced at these works in Tinkersclough china ornaments with raised or "Dresden" flowers. From 1856 until 1864, they were carried on by John Worthington and William Harrop; from that time until 1875 by Thomas Worthington and William Harrop under the style Worthington & Harrop; and from that time by William Harrop alone. The productions were Ihe cheaper classes of Parian goods and fancy jugs in stoneware and ordinary earthenware, of good middle-class quality, all of which were supplied both to the home and American markets. From 1880 to 1894, the firm was William Harrop & Co. The works were situated at what was called Tinkersclough -a place whose name is said to be 'derived from the fact of its being frequented in the olden times as a place of rendezvous by gipsies and travelling tinkers'. Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900 |
1898 OS map of the Tinkersclough
area of Hanley
Blue oval is the
location of the former Dresden Works
Purple line = Mount Pleasant
Red Line = Clough Street
Light blue line = Sun Street
Blue oval is the location of
the former Dresden Works
to the right of the works was a greyhound track - the yellow square
indicates the location of one of the gates at the end of Robson Street
Purple line = Mount Pleasant
Red Line = Clough Street
Light blue line = Sun Street
Bing Maps - 2014
At the end of Robson Street -
the entrance to the old Hanley Stadium
As can be seen from the
signs both Greyhound and Speedway racing was held here.
On the 1898 map the area occupied by the Stadium was a marl hole and a brick and marl works.
photo: 2000
1877 OS map of the Tinkersclough
area of Hanley showing the Dresden Works
The road in front of the works is 'Mount Pleasant'
1937 OS map showing the Dresden Works
- the greyhound racing
track can be seen to the right (where the marl hole was)
At the top of the map was the
Potteries Loop Line
(the Etruria-Shelton was opened for freight in 1850)
(the Loop Line closed in 1964)
Top left is Etruria Park (opened in 1904)
1935 picture of the
Greyhound Racing Track (Shelton), Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
The Dresden
works is marked by the blue oval
in the top right is St. Marks Church
The area marked in green was formerly known as Tinkersclough
Blue oval = Dresden Works
Yellow area = the edge of Shelton Colliery & Iron Works
the buildings here include St. Mark's Mission Church & Sunday
School
Light blue line = Sun Street
Purple line = Mount Pleasant
Red Line = Clough Street
Close up of the Dresden
Works of Lancaster & Sandland
The road in front of the works is 'Mount Pleasant'
William Harrop & Co
Dresden Works, Tinkersclough, Hanley
The Potteries Gazette, January 1885
Mount Pleasant, Tinkersclough
Lancaster and
Sons Ltd.
earth'ware manufacturers,
Dresden Works
from..... 1907
Staffordshire Sentinel
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'
Lancaster & Sandland
Ltd
Late Lancaster & Sons(Hanley) Ltd
Dresden Works, Tinkersclough, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
The Pottery Gazette Reference
Book - 1947 advert
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