Sturgess Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent

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Sturgess Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent

 

These were the works of William Henry Goss

 

 Sturgess Street - on the 1898 OS map called 'Edward Street'
Between Edward Street and Penkhull New Road was a quarry - used by the earthenware manufactory & brick and tile works on the site.
Falcon Pottery Works (occupied Portmeirion Potteries Ltd)
Falcon Pottery Works (occupied Portmeirion Potteries Ltd)
Four story pottery works, brick built gable end, slate roof
 (a listed building)

Updraught ovens in Circular hovels, contained in brick building.
Updraught ovens in Circular hovels, contained in brick building.
(a listed building)

Sturgess Street (off London Road) runs parallel to Kirkham Street and borders the Portmeirion Pottery which occupies the site of the old Falcon Pottery

photos June 2000

 

William Henry Goss was born in London on 30 July 1833, the son of Richard Goss and Sophia, nee Mann. He studied at the School of Design, Somerset House, London, then in 1857 came to W. T. Copeland as chief artist. A disagreement led to his setting up in business on his own in 1858. 

He transferred his factory from the Cock Works, Leese Street, Stoke upon Trent, to the Falcon Works, Sturgess Street, about 1870. His sons later joined him in the business and he gradually retired from active management.

These works (together with the next door Kirkham works) are now the site of Portmeirion .

 

Biography of William Goss

The Falcon works c.1937
The Falcon works c.1937
The two ovens on the right still stand today
and are shown in the photo above.

 

  


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