Bramham Pottery - Introduction
The story of Bramham Pottery - started in circa 1936 by Rita Clayton and Constance Walker - both students from Leeds Art School. The Yorkshire Evening Post article tells of their search for suitable premises to start their pottery business in - settling eventually in an old forge behind the old Primary School (now replaced by houses) in Bramham. Even if this was down the road from their homes in Thorner the attraction no doubt would be the low rental for a run-down building. What eventually happened to the business is not known - maybe the Second World War intervened.
Alex Hearfield who lived in the Red Lion as a boy remembers the potttery
There was a pottery shed behind Bramham Old School and this was demolished and a bungalow built for Miss Robinson who had the Bar House.
1. Fresco tile depicting Persian Dancers.
2. Fresco tile depicting Cossack Dancers
3. Newspaper article from The Yorkshire Evening Post dated 23rd May 1938. It describes the starting of the business by Rita Clayton and Constance Walker, the products they were producing including vases, bowls, dishes and of course the fresco tiles.
4. Newspaper article from the Farmers Weekly dated 18th November 1938.
5. Small Bramham Pottery teaset owned by a Bramham resident whose relative worked at the Pottery.
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