Commerce Pottery Works, Longton

Nigel Shuttleworth
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Commerce Pottery Works, Longton
Commerce Pottery Works, Longton

A pottery works has existed on this site since 1796, first occupied by potters Jonathan Chetham and Richard Wooley. Following the dissolution of the partnership when Wooley left to start up on his own and the death of Chetham in 1810 the latter's widow Ann continued the business with her son, the factory remaining in the Chetham family for another three generations. In 1873 the Commerce Street works passed into Aynsley family ownership when Herbert, eldest son of John Aynsley of Longton started up his own business at the age of 22. In 1880 Herbert joined his father's firm and over the following 90 years the site passed through a number of owners. In 1993 the last occupant vacated this important site which had been listed Grade II in 1989. On the 4th December 2019 the interior was gutted by fire; reports indicated a strong possibility of arson. This wonderful example of a potbank with two updraught bottle ovens in the range dating back to the early days of pottery manufacture looks relatively intact on the outside but damage to the interior will inevitably mean eventual collapse unless measures to secure the structure are taken in the near future . . . . just like so many other listed buildings of historical importance in The Potteries. Taken with a 1976 Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Alpha 1 on Polaroid (TIP) film

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Taken on: April 7, 2023
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