Potteries
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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The play is set in the Potteries and explores the lives of a group of female pottery workers determined to protect their cherished "Curl Friday" factory tradition.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
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
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
Mr Lewis was among those given a preview of a restored Spitfire when it went back on show at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in September 2021.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022
On their way they stopped at the Potteries in Staffordshire, where they met Elder George A. Smith, who was paying a visit to his former field of labor, having left Brother Woodruff in London.
From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.
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