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| HER Number: | MDV21227 |
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| Name: | Indio Pottery, Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
A pottery was established here in the 18th century which closed in 1841.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 816 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/49
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POTTERY WORKS (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 57 (Monograph). SDV323771.
Indio. "In 1772 the house was enlarged and applied to the purpose of manufacture of earthenware".
Hargreaves, A., 1968, Bovey Tracey History and Legend, 65 (Monograph). SDV299525.
Recent electricity cable trenches produced some pottery.
Stretton, N., 1972, The Indio Pottery at Bovey Tracey, 124-36 (Article in Serial). SDV299537.
Weatherill, L. M, 1983, The Growth of the Pottery Industry in England,1660-1815, 15-46 (Article in Serial). SDV299528.
Employed c30 hands in 1820 (citing Stretton).
Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/GW, DAP/GW 1-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV253850.
Weddell, P. J., 1986, Indio, Bovey Tracey, 5 (Report - Survey). SDV347711.
Weddell, P. J. + Westcott, K. A., 1986, The Bovey Tracey pottery kilns, 144-6 (Article in Serial). SDV287898.
Probably operating in 1766 (Stretton 1970). Probably the pottery, making Queen's ware, of which Josiah Wedgewood wrote "a trifling concern and conducted in a wretched slovenly manner" following a visit in May 1775. Other details: Fig 1.
Weddell, P. J., 1986, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV299527.
No remains of pottery survive though owner of house has a rare surviving example of its wares.
Turton, S. D., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Tracey Sewer Requisition: Phase 1, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV287915.
Adams, B., 1993, Excavations at Indio House and Heathfield 1992-3 (Report - Excavation). SDV299540.
Adams, B. + Thomas, A., 1996, A Potworks in Devonshire, 15-45 (Monograph). SDV299530.
Report published on the Indio Pottery site outlining history, physical remains and products. Indio pottery established adjacent to Indio House in 1766. Operated until 1836. Produced salt-glaze stoneware, tortoiseshell ware and several other kinds of pottery.
Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development Site off Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV320988.
Dyer, M. J., 2002, Archaeological Evaluation of Land off Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, 7 (Report - Evaluation). SDV299545.
Adams, B. + Thomas, A., 2002, Bovey Tracey Porcelain 1767-1774: The Clues (Article in Serial). SDV299543.
Exeter Museum, c1976, Untitled Source (Leaflet). SDV299526.
Begun in latter part of 18th century in an attempt to produce porcelain which was unsuccessful, and manufacture of salt-glazed stoneware. Later cream-coloured and transfer printed earthenware. Closed 1841. Other details: No 85.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV253850 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/GW. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). DAP/GW 1-4. |
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| SDV287898 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J. + Westcott, K. A.. 1986. The Bovey Tracey pottery kilns. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 44. Paperback Volume. 144-6. |
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| SDV287915 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Tracey Sewer Requisition: Phase 1. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.70. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV299525 | Monograph: Hargreaves, A.. 1968. Bovey Tracey History and Legend. Bovey Tracey History and Legend. Unknown. 65. |
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| SDV299526 | Leaflet: Exeter Museum. c1976. South Devon Pottery. |
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| SDV299527 | Site Visit: Weddell, P. J.. 1986. |
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| SDV299528 | Article in Serial: Weatherill, L. M. 1983. The Growth of the Pottery Industry in England,1660-1815. Post-Medieval Archaeology. 17. 15-46. |
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| SDV299530 | Monograph: Adams, B. + Thomas, A.. 1996. A Potworks in Devonshire. 15-45. |
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| SDV299537 | Article in Serial: Stretton, N.. 1972. The Indio Pottery at Bovey Tracey. English Ceramic Circle Transactions. 8. 124-36. |
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| SDV299540 | Report - Excavation: Adams, B.. 1993. Excavations at Indio House and Heathfield 1992-3. Bovey Tracey Potteries 1750-1836. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV299543 | Article in Serial: Adams, B. + Thomas, A.. 2002. Bovey Tracey Porcelain 1767-1774: The Clues. Northern Ceramics Society Newsletter. |
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| SDV299545 | Report - Evaluation: Dyer, M. J.. 2002. Archaeological Evaluation of Land off Fore Street, Bovey Tracey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.02. A4 stapled + Digital. 7. |
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| SDV320988 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Development Site off Fore Street, Bovey Tracey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.67. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 57. |
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| SDV347711 | Report - Survey: Weddell, P. J.. 1986. Indio, Bovey Tracey. Devon Religious Houses Survey. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV56324 | Parent of: FINDSPOT in the Parish of Bovey Tracey (Find Spot) |
| MDV21322 | Related to: ADIT in the Parish of Bovey Tracey (Monument) |
| MDV56323 | Related to: Indio Pond (Monument) |
| MDV120017 | Related to: Large cut feature to south-east of Indio House, Bovey Tracey (Monument) |
| MDV21321 | Related to: MINE in the Parish of Bovey Tracey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 14 2018 2:56PM |
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