Potteries
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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It was the latest blow to the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent, a city affectionately known as The Potteries.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
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
"There has been a gradual decline in demand, both in the Potteries but also across the UK," says Rob Hughes, the company's director of operations.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023
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
To these gentlemen we must give credit for the earliest attempts to introduce the manufacture of china into the Potteries.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
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