Ian presented a well attended talk on this sometimes forgotten large company in Fishponds. Exact position is now the site of the Lodge Causeway Trading Estate but little remains. The company moved to Cornwall in 1969 and most records were destroyed. Ian has meticulously researched the pottery with interviews of many ex-employees and builds on an interest in his pottery collection.

The company started way back in 1662 in St Annes, then moving to Temple Back, St Phillips Marsh and finally to Fishponds in 1905. It was more commonly know as the Bristol Pottery. The factory was built with efficiency of production in mind, unlike other potteries at the time. Playing fields and Sports Club could be found on site as the  employees were well looked after.

The company was unusual in producing table and sanitary ware. Badge ware was also made for Hotels and the like and items like ashtrays you would find in most pubs. They were quite successful.

It might be thought their designs eventually became dated and on moving to Cornwall they eventually went into bankruptcy.

https://www.kingswoodhistorysociety.org/bristol-pottery/