Torquay cup and saucer

Torquay cup and saucer

Torquay cup and saucer - 2⅝" (66 mm) high.

Watcombe Pottery
 

Watcombe Pottery, originally known as The Watcombe Terra-Cotta Clay Company, was started by G J Allen in 1871 to use the red clay found around the area of Torquay in Devon.

The company very quickly established a reputation and its wares were exhibited internationally within a few years. The pottery expanded rapidly, employing a vast work force by the end of the decade.

The company was bought by Evans & Co in 1884 after the death of Allen, and in 1901 was acquired by Hexter, Humpherson & Co, who amalgamated it with Aller Vale Pottery. The new pottery was known as Royal Aller Vale & Watcombe Co.

The company continued to produce pottery until 1962.


 
You can buy this book on line
North America
 
North America
The Old Torquay Potteries - Choose your bookseller Europe
 
Europe
The Old Torquay Potteries by D. Lloyd Thomas and E. Lloyd Thomas

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