the Life of Josiah Wedgwood by Jewitt, plus other bits & pieces; web pages and photographs by Steve Birks during the walk (May 2000) questions/comments/contributions?

the WEDGWOOD mark is found on useful wares between 1769 and 1781 and on all wares produced thereafter until the sans serif version of the mark was introduced in 1929. …

Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons Ltd) Famous manufacturer of earthenware and porcelain at Burslem then Etruria and lastly Barlaston (where the factory is currently situated) c.1759+

Wedgwood's Etruria Works in 1898 on the Trent & Mersey canal The first was the newly built factory of the famous North Staffordshire potter Josiah Wedgwood I, opened on 13th June 1769.

Etruria Hall was constructed between 1768 and 1771 to a design produced by Joseph Pickford on rising ground midway between the factory and the Ridge House. Another large detached …

The illustration at the bottom shows the factory from the canal bridge at Etruria Road in 1794. Towering over the front range was the windmill designed by Erasmus Darwin for grinding …

In his press release Josiah V acknowledged that the tradition of Wedgwood had been built up at Etruria, but argued that 'the Wedgwood tradition prescribes a duty to the future as well as to …

This 10ft high, red brick sculpture of Wedgwood's face once took pride of place at the Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival of 1986.

Josiah Wedgwood 1730-1795: English potter, whose works are among the finest examples of ceramic art. Wedgwood was born in Burslem, Staffordshire, on July 12, 1730, into a family …

In 1848 Francis Wedgwood (son of Josiah Wedgwood II) who was one of the owners of the Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Etruria works took out an injunction against William Smith & Co to …