Comments on: Lambeth Pottery

By: Shapa Begum

Shapa Begum — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:51:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing with us Brian. We’d love for you to write an article about your grandfather’s work as a potter, if you’re interested? Submission details can be found here: http://dulwichonview.org.uk/get-involved/submission-guidelines/

By: Brian Bolton

Brian Bolton — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:07:20 +0000

My grandfather and his father both worked for Doulton’s Lambeth as potters.My grandfather was one of their longest serving employees having worked for them for 47 years.He retired not long before they they closed in 1956.He also had silver and bronze awards from the Worshipful Company of Turners for his work. Brian Bolton

By: Shapa Begum

Shapa Begum — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:07:54 +0000

Hi Kimberley.

Thanks for your comments. Did you try to contact a specialist? Is the container marked on the base with “Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways by Special Permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd. Ridgway England”? If parts are missing, it may be a little difficult. If you email us an image of the picture, I can forward the image to the author of the article. editor@dulwichonview.org.uk

By: kimberly

kimberly — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:15:10 +0000

i have a small container from the coaching days collection, only the i cannot find any pictures or information on the container and the coaching days images is not an exact match, there are parts missing. please help!!

By: Bev brant

Bev brant — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:32:11 +0000

I unearthed a 6 inch jug earthenware I , with a stamp on it saying it was made at Lambeth Vauxhall walk does anyone know if it’s worth anything ?!!.

By: amanda keeley

amanda keeley — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:32:42 +0000

hi.
I have got one of your doultons improved foot warmer, i am just wondering if you would know how much this would be woth now, and how old is it thanks amanda

By: Johnson

Johnson — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:14:54 +0000

How interesting. I came across this post as I was Googling for information on Stephen Green.

Today I dug up (in the Cotswolds) the barrel of a pottery gun with his mark on it. Sadly it was just the barrel but the detail on it is quite fascinating.

I thought it was probably quite old but had not anticipated that it was over 150 years old!

Johnson

By: Emma Fenelon

Emma Fenelon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:18:29 +0000

I use local clays in my sculptures and it is a lovely terracotta, however I’m not sure you will have many takers to buy it as the whole area is built on this clay, it is not exactly a rare commodity! Also it takes quite a bit of work to dig it up, let alone make it safe to use in a kiln without blowing up. I run classes in using local clays if anyone is interested?

By: Leslie Woodhall

Leslie Woodhall — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:22:35 +0000

I was very interested in your Royal Doulton Lambeth article. I remember as a child living in Vauxhall close to Doultons in Black Prince Road, and in the mid-1930 period prior to the war I watched barges full of clay being unloaded in their dock across the road, so they apparently did not use the local garden type.
I currently own a pair of large Doulton vases that have been handed down in my family since about 1921-1923 when they were made in the Lambeth art pottery.

They have survived twice being in bomb damaged houses during the blitz on London without a scratch!!

When I inherited them and very carefully brought them here to Canada I found out that one of the vase artists was senior assistant artist Minnie Webb.

I now have two sons and a grandson that will hopefully continue the family care of these two magnificent works of art.

By: Rachel Reynolds

Rachel Reynolds — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:05:20 +0000

How amazing, the pottery was a major employer of local women, up to three hundred and fifty in its heyday. It’s interesting to hear how important that employment was to people. It must have caused a massive upheaval when the factory closed, I expect some people had to move up north to follow the work.

Not sure you really want to hear about my bright ideas, some are truly awful! But I will be posting more about local crafts and industries – like charcoal makers from croydon!

Rachel

By: Beryl Chandler

Beryl Chandler — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:13:00 +0000

History is great when you discover it like this-all from digging a hole in the garden!

My grandfather’s two eldest sisters worked for Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery from about 1895 onwards and this work enabled them to keep the family together when both parents died.

Then of course the Art Pottery moved to the potteries area in Burslem but by then the children were all old enough to earn their own livings.

Tell us some more of your good ideas, or not so good as the case may be.

Beryl