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Summary

Pottery at hele cross near the cemetery, working in terra cotta. Phillips reports that two potteries had recently been established at torquay working in red earth. This is possibly one of them, the other possibly the watcombe pottery (phillips). Shown as torquay pottery on os 1:10560 map revision of 1933. Shown as works on 1968 os map. Torquay terracotta company was established in 1875 and remained in production until 1905, producing nearly identical wares to the watcombe pottery. Wares in classical style were produced up to c.1885, when there was a change to elaborately painted vases and plaques. Individual artists named (exeter museum). First building was a long, single-storey workshop to which another building was added in 1876. At the north end of the site was a bottle kiln and a muffle kiln. The potteries produced similar terracotta wares to watcombe, including a large number of figures and busts. It probably closed about 1905. Re-opened and modernised in 1908, the original bottle kiln being replaced by two large ones, and the box kiln refurbished. Produced glazed popular wares silimar to watcombe and longpark, with a variety of decorations, and gradual deterioration of quality. Closed early in 2nd world war. Workshops and kilns remained derelict until mid 1960's when they were demolished (lloyd thomas).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96NW/46

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• POTTERY WORKS (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Lloyd Thomas, D. + E., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22801.

Pottery at hele cross near the cemetery, working in terra cotta. Phillips reports that two potteries had recently been established at torquay working in red earth. This is possibly one of them, the other possibly the watcombe pottery (phillips). Shown as torquay pottery on os 1:10560 map revision of 1933. Shown as works on 1968 os map. Torquay terracotta company was established in 1875 and remained in production until 1905, producing nearly identical wares to the watcombe pottery. Wares in classical style were produced up to c.1885, when there was a change to elaborately painted vases and plaques. Individual artists named (exeter museum). First building was a long, single-storey workshop to which another building was added in 1876. At the north end of the site was a bottle kiln and a muffle kiln. The potteries produced similar terracotta wares to watcombe, including a large number of figures and busts. It probably closed about 1905. Re-opened and modernised in 1908, the original bottle kiln being replaced by two large ones, and the box kiln refurbished. Produced glazed popular wares silimar to watcombe and longpark, with a variety of decorations, and gradual deterioration of quality. Closed early in 2nd world war. Workshops and kilns remained derelict until mid 1960's when they were demolished (lloyd thomas).

1891, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318507.

"torquay terra cotta works" on os 6" (1891) map (os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318508.

Phillips, j. /tda/13(1881)216/the potter's art in devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318509.

Des=os sheet 116 sw(1933 revision)in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318510.

Exeter museum/south devon pottery(leaflet no.85)/(c.1976)photos/copy in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318511.

Lloyd thomas, d. + e. /the old torquay potteries/(1978)81-106/photos.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318512.

Des=os 6" (1891)116/sw.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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