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Farnham Pottery
History of the PotteryThe Farnham Pottery is one of the best preserved examples of a working Victorian country pottery left in England.In its heyday, the pottery operated its own clay pits, had four working kilns and employed upto 30 men.'Farnham Greenware' was highly sought after for a period and the business could name the Queen Mother and Gertrude Jekyll amongst its customers,as well as supplying shops like Heals and Liberty's of London.
The Pottery still contains many examples of the original moulds and a number of local houses were built using architectural fittings made on this site. Fine examples can still be seen within a few hundred yards of the pottery.
The Farnham Building Preservation Trust has restored buildings sympathetically and parts of the site are used by the West Street Potters, Farnham Sculpture and Froyle Tiles.
Futher Information and Web Links:
Froyle Tiles
Farnham Greenware
Farnham Trust
West Street Potters
Farnham Sculpture
Farnham Pottery
History of the PotteryThe Farnham Pottery is one of the best preserved examples of a working Victorian country pottery left in England.In its heyday, the pottery operated its own clay pits, had four working kilns and employed upto 30 men.'Farnham Greenware' was highly sought after for a period and the business could name the Queen Mother and Gertrude Jekyll amongst its customers,as well as supplying shops like Heals and Liberty's of London.
The Pottery still contains many examples of the original moulds and a number of local houses were built using architectural fittings made on this site. Fine examples can still be seen within a few hundred yards of the pottery.
The Farnham Building Preservation Trust has restored buildings sympathetically and parts of the site are used by the West Street Potters, Farnham Sculpture and Froyle Tiles.
Futher Information and Web Links:
Froyle Tiles
Farnham Greenware
Farnham Trust
West Street Potters
Farnham Sculpture
