The Big House of John & Thomas Wedgwood

Its relationship to its surrounding buildings has completely changed in the last 250 years (see photos below). When it was erected it stood at the front of an extensive factory all of which since been demolished.

The Big House - built 1750

 In the middle of the 18th century it was the Wedgwood's of the Red Lion Estate who made the most significant contribution to the development of the pottery industry in the area. The brothers Thomas Wedgwood (1703-76) and John Wedgwood (1705-80) took possession of their father's Potworks adjoining the Red Lion Inn in 1743.

on the "Big House"

walking tour of this area