T.G.Green Pottery - Cornish Blue
T.G.Green Pottery - Cornish Blue

T.G.Green Pottery – Cornish Blue

History Cornish Kitchen Ware was first produced in 1926 by T.G.Green & Co in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, a county famed for its pottery. The range’s special characteristic came from the lathe-turning process, which cut clean bands through its beautiful blue slip to show the white clay beneath. It was apparently this that inspired the name, since it reminded one T.G.Green & Co. employee of the clear blues and white-tipped waves of Cornwall. The range of kitchen and table ware, from the hooped plates to the iconic storage jars, was an immediate success and remained popular from then on. This inspired T.G.Green & Co. to produce more colours of Cornishware, and more ranges, including the spotted Domino Ware and the cream and green Streamline Ware. In the 1960s, Cornishware was updated by a young designer called Judith Onions. It says much for her skill and sensitivity that this restyled range was embraced as warmly as the originals had been. Over the past 20 years, the range has become highly prized by collectors, with the sighting of both rare original designs and Onions classics the subject of much excitement – and ever-increasing prices.

The story was not so happy for T.G.Green & Co. itself, however. It had become increasingly difficult for the Victorian pottery in Derbyshire to compete in the modern age and, after a series of owners had done their best since the Green family sold it in 1964, it finally closed in 2007.

Our Visit

Really happy that I got to see this one again as the last visit was very very brief as we were loosing light fast when we arrived. This time however we covered the place well and I’m glad I went back. This old pottery mill is really well preserved and decaying at quite a rapid rate. The greenery was impressive and made for some nice captures… enjoy the photos:

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T.G.Green Pottery - Blue Stilton Cheese

T.G.Green Pottery – Blue Stilton Cheese

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T.G.Green Pottery Big Kiln

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T.G.Green Pottery Staircase

T.G.Green Pottery Staircase

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T.G.Green Pottery Report Breakages

T.G.Green Pottery Report Breakages

T.G. Green first visit January 2013

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