A short lived partnership between John Turner and Andrew Abbott.  

Turner & Abbott were the retail outlet for the potter John Turner of Lane End. The original shop was set up on Old Fish Street London around the end of 1780 but soon moved to 82 Fleet Street London. There was also another shop used as a storeroom and decorating department where artists painted and applied enamel crests and insignias and enamel decorations. At one time Josiah Wedgwood was using their services. They also sold glassware.

After the death of John Turner snr on 21st December 1787 in London his daughters inherited his money and the sons inherited the business and share of Turner & Abbott. The son John Turner the Younger married Mary Hyde (Daughter of Nathan Hyde) 26th Nov 1803 but for this to happen they had to match the Hyde share of the substantial Marriage Settlement monies. To help raise their share of the money they sold their share of Turner & Abbott as well as their second pottery on the opposite side of High Street, Lane End, Staffordshire. Their share was sold again to James Mist (possibly in 1805). Mist was bankrupt in 1815. Together with the French uprising they lost their French trade and monies owed to them. There was also a customs warehouse ransacked where everything was smashed. This is why the sons were bankrupt.

John the younger was working as managing potter of Minton December 1804 until mid 1815 and the family lived well off the marriage settlement monies which couldn't be touched by the bankruptcy. He died 26th June 1824.

The son William came off worst as he had nothing. Where he worked is still unsure however he still had a strong connection to the factory long before he re-established himself back into it 1824-1829. He died 5th July 1835 basically with nothing (according to his son).

Information courtesy: Robert Fountain, 4 x great grandson of John Turner

See also: Turner Family of Potters at Lane End, North Staffordshire. 

Turner & Abbott
Potters, to His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales 
No 82 Fleet Street, London
where a regular supply of Goods arrive from
their Manufactory in Staffordshire every week
N.B. any kind of Staffordshire ware made to pattern
and neatly Enamel'd with Coats of Arms, Cyphers, Crests
or any other device

Turner & Abbott trade card
source: British Museum