Heron Cross Pottery

William Hines and his brother Thomas Hines established the pottery firm Hines Brothers in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent and built Heron Cross Pottery in 1886,[1] particularly making the classic brown earthenware teapots and tea services for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The business was taken over in 1907 by Grimwades,[2] and became the Kensington Pottery in Hanley in about 1922: this pottery continued until 1937.

During the Second World war, the building was requisitioned and used for storage of both food and munitions.[3]

William Hines

It is understood that in about 1850 William Hines was born either in Ellesmere, Shropshire or in St Oswalds, Welsh Marches. He married Mary Mellor on 10 March 1875 and remarried when she died (reportedly not until the evening of his marriage telling his second wife that he already had six children). He became a prominent rider in the North Staffordshire Hunt[4] and owner of a stable of horses. He spent considerable money building Wesleyan chapels. There is a Hines Street in Fenton.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent. (71a) Heron Cross pottery & bottle kiln".
  2. ^ "Hines Brothers, Heron Cross Pottery". www.thepotteries.org. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Heron Cross Pottery and Hertford Street, Fenton". Exploring the Potteries. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ "The North Staffordshire Hounds". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
  5. ^ Interview of David Hines (grandson of William Hines) in 1999 by W D Ogilvie: obituary of David Hines in London Daily Telegraph 8 April 2000 written by W D Ogilvie
  6. ^ Papers of Professor Robert Sidney Smith
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