Records of Buckinghamshire, Vol 17
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NOTES.
BUCKLAND : The Potteries at Buckland Common. Mr. H. R. Brackley sends the following note by Mr. F. K. King.
The first evidence we have of the existence of a Pottery at Buckland Common is in 1701.
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At Buckland Common, near Aylesbury, dark-brown wares were made. "Dates range from the late eighteenth century until about 1810 or later." (English Pottery and Porcelain, W. B. Honey, 1933.) [@@@ check the position of the "]
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In 1818 and 1819 William Cook and James Chandler were described as Pot-Carriers in the parish Register, and in 1819 Thomas Osborne was a Pot Maker. In 1821 James Brackley was a Pot Maker, but by 1823 appears to have become a Blacksmith, and Emanuel Pratley was the Potter. This name seems to be a derivative of Brackley, as a note in the Register at Cholesbury says "Written above the surname of Brackley is Pratley" (spoken, the names sound very much alike).
Emanuel Pratley is almost the last person in the Cholesbury register described as a Potter or Pot Maker (in 1828), so perhaps the trade cased soon after that. |
Emanuel PRATLEY |