Sutherland Pottery, Normacot Road, Longton

The Hudson & Middleton families ran a number of potworks on their own and together - for example the one in Bagnall Street, Longton (to the side of St. James Church)
The Middleton and Hudson families operated the Alma Works in Longton together from 1870 to 1889 at which time they started their separate pottery companies.
William Hudson operated the Sutherland Works in Normacot Road on his own account from 1889 - and then in 1941 the descendants of the Hudson & Middleton joined forces again at the Sutherland Pottery.

In 1941 the Government commandeered J H Middleton’s Bagnall Street works to store WW2 munitions so the two companies joined forces once more to become Hudson & Middleton at Sutherland Pottery. Both the Delphine and Sutherland pottery marks were retained and a H & M china mark also used.

The Sutherland Works, Normacot Road, Longton

The Sutherland Works of Hudson & Middleton Ltd., Normacot Road, Longton
photo: June 2011

"Founded in 1875, Hudson and Middleton are one of the last remaining potteries manufacturing 100% of their fine bone china mugs in England"

detail of the entrance to the Sutherland Works

detail of the entrance to the Sutherland Works

The three bottle kilns remaining at the Sutherland Works

The three bottle kilns remaining at the Sutherland Works
photo: January 2003 Linden Cook

Normacot Road

- Here is Sheaf Passage -

64 Evans, Thos., Wheat Sheaf Inn (F.L.)

Cyples, Henry J., potter's colour maker, liquid gold dealer

72 Stubbs, Sarah Ann, widow

74 Grice, W. H., putter

76 Finney, Eliza, transferrer

78 Cooper, Emily, warehouse man

80 Cooper, Eliza, widow

82 Lloyd, H., engine man

84 Williams, Hugh, physician

86 Hughes, Jas., coachman

88 Lockett, Joseph, caretaker

90 Lawton, Lot, potter

92 Blurton, George, pavior

94 Newnes, Albert, miner

96 Blurton, W., sewerage contractor

- Here is School Lane -

100 Clayton, Nathaniel, baker

102 Perry, Ann, widow

Hudson, Wm., china manufacturer, Sutherland Pottery

128 Inskip, A., saggar maker

1 Vitta, F., potter's ovenman

2 Swetmore, Levison, potter

130 Grainger, Richard, potter

132 Harwood, E ., insurance agent Stevenson and Co., shoeing and general smiths

134 Hawkins, Thomas

138 Jones, Albert, grocer

140 Ernest, S., kiln fireman

142 Colclough, Hy., potter

144 Hassall, William, potter

146 Shenton, Mrs. E., widow

148 Malpass, Geo., greengrocer

- Here is Hawkin's Yard -

St. James church - to the top is Uttoxeter Road (originally the High Street) to the bottom is Normacot Road

bing maps

red = New Chelsea Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Bagnall Street)

blue = Hudson & Middleton, Ltd., Delphine Pottery (Bagnall Street)

purple = William Hudson (Normacot Road)

Delphine Pottery of Hudson & Middleton situated in Bagnall Street, Longton

map from 1947 Pottery Gazette & Glass Trade Review
- 37 marks the Delphine Pottery of Hudson & Middleton situated in Bagnall Street, Longton

36 New Chelsea Porcelain Co., Ltd.

37 Hudson & Middleton, Ltd., Delphine Pottery

39 Wm. Hudson

the last firing of a bottle kiln with coal was organised by Gladstone Museum and took place at Hudson and Middleton

the last firing of a bottle kiln with coal was organised by Gladstone Museum and took place at Hudson and Middleton
special dispensation was given by the City Council for this firing which took place in 1978

picture: Phil Rowley