Talk:Rockingham Pottery

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I was particularly interested in the collection that now resides in Windsor Castle and was originally commissioned by William 1V? Apparently, it was this particular commission which finally put paid to the York factory, and bankruptcy followed? But not, apparently,before enthusiastic potters struggled to complete the commission and to have the collection delivered, albeit belatedly, to Queen Victoria. This theme of this collection is based on fruit, pineapples etc, and is very exotic and enthisiasts would appreciate photographs on Wikipedia!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.27.8.53 (talk) 02:21, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It has been debated in the reference books and in ceramics history circles whether the loss on the Royal service actually sank the works, or whether it was just one piece in a bigger jigsaw of loss-making business. It is not contentious that it contributed in a big way to the factory's demise - the loss was over £8,000 (at a time when an ordinary labourer earned £25 - £50 per annum). Much of the loss on the service appears to stem from the Bramelds' perfectionism, however there are many stories of other sloppy business practices that points to the Bramelds really not being good businessmen in general.

From memory roughly 30 pieces of the royal service are on display at Windsor Castle so it would be easy to get an suitably licensed picture of them (I don't think that there's a photography restriction there). The service certainly is exquisite - with much use of royal blue, sumptuous gilding, painted oak leaves, landscapes and other scenes in the reserves, and as you say exotic fruit mouldings in the serving wares (it was a dessert service). BaseTurnComplete (talk) 10:34, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Where is the original site?[edit]

"O....kilns, a small part of the factory, a gatehouse ...mill pond remain in a small park today...." Where is the park? How about map coordinates, nearby street, park name, etc. CampKohler (talk) 20:27, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Kiln - for later use[edit]

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Historic England. "Rockingham Kiln (Grade II*) (1314614)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] - and a Scheduled monument.

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