J H Weathersby Falcon Works - Stoke - Oct 21

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J.H.Weatherby's Falcon Works


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Messrs. J H Weatherby & Sons established a small works at Tunstall in 1891.
In the following year they moved to the larger Falcon Pottery at Hanley.
Good quality earthenware tableware has been produced up to the present time.
The marks include the initials J H W & Sons or the name 'Weatherby'.

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The site consists of Brick with plain tiled roofs. Extensive workshop ranges loosely grouped around yard. Entrance range of 3 storeys and 23 bays, with entrance arch to the yard towards the left of elevation, with cast-iron lintel and mosaic lettering: "Falcon Pottery".
The courtyard contained Squat bottle kiln a circular hovel over downdraught oven, adjoining an earlier range of buildings. The remains of one of the few surviving muffle kilns in the City are also housed on this site.
The works extends back from Old Town Street, with 8 bays in the side elevation of the frontage range, and a further 3-storeyed range of 12 bays beyond, a later addition.

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Nice relaxed visit here with @Kewipie not to me confused with the other falcon works here Falcon Works Stoke - Jan 20
the place is a bit of an old classic but still very photogenic, so a full compliment of pics again on this one for u.

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Thanks For looking.
 
Looks good in autumn when the vegetation dies back a bit and reveals what's left. Last time I visited, it really was looking knackered as they've given up sealing the access; also came across somebody who claimed to have been removing moulds to sell, which is a real d*ck move.
 
Looks good in autumn when the vegetation dies back a bit and reveals what's left. Last time I visited, it really was looking knackered as they've given up sealing the access; also came across somebody who claimed to have been removing moulds to sell, which is a real d*ck move.
Typical scumbag though Im not sure who would buy them.
As I wrote this report the goss falcon works went up in flames! inevitable this one will end up the same way I recon
 
Typical scumbag though Im not sure who would buy them.
As I wrote this report the goss falcon works went up in flames! inevitable this one will end up the same way I recon
Well there's a dealer elsewhere in Stoke with an old pottery which I got a brief look around the other year, think a younger version of Old Man Steptoe. Weird place, odd bloke.

That's a shame about the Goss works, I finally saw it last year and was pleasantly surprised once I managed to scramble down the old potbank/ landfill at the rear. Again, little effort made to secure the place. Not sure what it is about Stoke ... interesting history, friendly people, but doesn't give two hoots about its heritage.
 
Well there's a dealer elsewhere in Stoke with an old pottery which I got a brief look around the other year, think a younger version of Old Man Steptoe. Weird place, odd bloke.

That's a shame about the Goss works, I finally saw it last year and was pleasantly surprised once I managed to scramble down the old potbank/ landfill at the rear. Again, little effort made to secure the place. Not sure what it is about Stoke ... interesting history, friendly people, but doesn't give two hoots about its heritage.
Absolutely stoke is very run down & has a lot of stuff they just dont care about.
I guess land/property prices dont make it viable to do anything with most of em, just wait for em to be destroyed by fire is much easier!
 

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