Q. The three pottery vases in this picture were given to my wife by her aunt. We believe they originally belonged to her grandparents. They are in graduating sizes and were made by William Brownfield ...

In 1840 a Parliamentary Commission was set up to enquire into the state of children employed in the mines and manufactories, including the potteries. Adult and child workers were interviewed by the ...

Younger collectors drive up prices of ‘kitsch’ ceramic animals as Victoriana look returns yet again Pairs of Staffordshire ceramic dogs, once commonplace on Victorian mantelpieces, are having a sudden ...

Tour Staffordshire’s 300-year-old ceramics industry, enjoy a spa break in Essex or take the family to a cut-price Eurocamp in France Why go? At one time the skyline of Stoke-on-Trent was dominated by ...

Get Travel Insider with Simon Calder. A newsletter packed with tips, deals, inspiration, and the latest travel news Get the Travel Insider newsletter with Simon Calder The last time I visited Wedgwood ...

A glamorous new museum opened at the Wedgwood complex in 2008 Josiah Wedgwood's house was full of conference delegates. Men in grey suits flitted in and out of the Georgian doors and sipped coffee on ...

Pottery had been made in north Staffordshire since Roman times but in the 18th Century the industry started to expand rapidly. Factories grew in size from an average of between 12 and 20 workers in ...