The Leeds Pottery, 1770-1881.

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 16 Jul, 2014 3:06 pm

I recently acquired a copy of John D Griffin's 576 page 2 volume work with this title reduced from £70 to £25 from PS Books, their cat. no. 92948. A detailed serious history of a long gone Leeds business and its products. Lots of interest for those interested in local history. Warning - you will need a table to read it on, it's somewhat heavy!

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 16 Jul, 2014 4:44 pm

jim wrote: I recently acquired a copy of John D Griffin's 576 page 2 volume work with this title reduced from £70 to £25 from PS Books, their cat. no. 92948. A detailed serious history of a long gone Leeds business and its products. Lots of interest for those interested in local history. Warning - you will need a table to read it on, it's somewhat heavy! Hope you can find the time to post some extracts/ notes of interest Jim

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 16 Jul, 2014 5:35 pm

Hope I can find the time to read it cnosni. I have a pile of unread books here that is thirty inches high! Yes i have similar piles Jim, though not quite that big.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Wed 16 Jul, 2014 11:15 pm

jim wrote: Hope I can find the time to read it cnosni. I have a pile of unread books here that is thirty inches high! Yes i have similar piles Jim, though not quite that big. So sorry to hear you have piles.Lol

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Sat 19 Jul, 2014 3:44 am

I've seen examples of Leeds Pottery ceramics although original pieces usually command very high prices. I seem to recall a few years ago it was possible to purchase reproduction Leeds pottery from the Tourist Information office adjacent to Leeds City Station. Their wares are typically cream in colour and feature pierced 'basket' like forms. Personally I prefer Burmantofts pottery as it comes in some very wacky shapes and colours although most of their vintage ceramics are way beyond my budget nowadays. I once picked up a Burmantofts frog for a fiver at Pontefract Lane car boot sale in the 1990s and sold it on Ebay several years later for £50.