Potteries
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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In 1928, May Rindge began building a great family mansion, Laudamus Hill, with lavish appointments like carved mahogany doors and tile from her own Malibu Potteries.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
Ms Benson, who has visited the UK but never Staffordshire, added: "People shared a lot of stories about working in The Potteries and about relatives that worked there then moved to Canada."
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024
Other infrastructure has been scavenged from factories across the country once operated by companies including Hartstone Pottery, Haeger Potteries and Lenox.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
As a young man Mr Baldwin, who has learning difficulties, had an unskilled job in the Staffordshire Potteries.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022
In the Potteries all work was at a standstill.
From The Invasion by Le Queux, William
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