Monument record LWT 038 - Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 549 938 (128m by 142m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59SW |
| Civil Parish | LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Lowestoft Porcelain Factory, kilns etc. Began production circa 1757 (on site of brick or pottery kiln/s in existence by 1756), probably closed down circa 1801. "It was the third-longest-lived English soft-paste porcelain factory after Worcester and Derby." See E Gillingwater, An Historical Account of the Ancient Town of Lowestoft (London 1790), 112-3 and (S1). Was recorded by de la Rochefoucauld in 1784 (see N Scarfe, A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk, 1784, SRS 30, 1988, 215-7)(S3).
Later converted into brewery & malt kiln (Morse's Brewery, acquired by Morgan's Brewery Co Ltd in 1937.
In 1950 Windsor & Newton purchased the property and in 1955 demolished most of the surviving remnants and remains of the kiln.
For details of site and pottery see (S1).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF21399 (No record type): Smith S, Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum, Vol 1: blue and white & excav' material, 1-23.
- <R1> SSF4213 (No record type): Crisp F A, Lowestoft China Factory, 1907.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy part (S1).
- <R2> SSF21475 (No record type): Spelman W W R, Lowestoft China, 1905.
- <S2> SSF50048 Bibliographic reference: Victoria County History of Suffolk (Vol I 1911; Vol II 1907). VCH, Suffolk 2, 1907, 277-281.
- <S3> SSF50261 Bibliographic reference: David Butcher. 2008. Lowestoft 1550-1750: Development and Change in a Suffolk Coastal Town. 123 & 321-2.
Finds (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2008 4:24PM