Bourne and Leigh, Ltd.

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Description

1892-1941
Bourne & Leigh was one of many potteries in this area in the 19th-century; established in 1892, the firm produced earthenware in a variety of patterns (see the May Blossom pattern in the 1922 ad below). Bourne & Leigh was in business until 1941, after which the company continued Leighton Pottery Ltd. A ceramic base (below) made by this company was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2015.
RRH

Creator

Rebecca Graff

Rights

Rebecca Graff (photograph)
Public Domain (advertisement)

Collection