Burton
Pottery
Burton
potteries centred on the production of earthenware and stoneware
pottery. Although
many different items of stoneware were produced in the later
half of the the 19th century up until the demise of the last
pottery in 1945 output centred on the production of spirt
jars.
There were thirteen potteries in the village including; Mill
Hill, Greta, Wilsons, Baggaley's Bradshaw, Larpish, Town End,
Potters Arms, Waterside, Lower Highergate, The Hall and Greta
Bank Pottery.
Burton
earthernware pottery was characterised by a 'yellow on brown'
design. Amongst the most common varieties of slipware were
puzzle jugs and money boxes.
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Puzzle
jugs were designed for testing the drinker's skill.
They were tall jugs perforated at the neck so that
if they were tipped the beer in them would spill.
A series of spouts around the rim had to be covered,
allowing the beer to be sucked out of the correct
spout. There are vairations on a standard verse inscribed:
'Gentleman
now try your Skill ill lay you Sixpense if you WIll
that you don't drink unless you Spill'.
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Burton
in Lonsdale Money Box in shape of Scotch Chest of
Drawers
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Information
taken from A White ( 1989) 'Country Pottery from Burton
in Lonsdale' Local Studies 10, Lancaster City Museums
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