Master potter. Born in Burslem, Stoke, Staffordshire, into a potters family. Married his cousin, Sally. Childhood smallpox left him with a limp. His inability to operate the potters wheel meant he turned to design and management instead. It is said he often used his stick to smash items that he felt were not good enough. Contacted the Cherokees Indians to find a source of the whitest possible clay. His London showrooms became a fashionable place to visit. Flaxman, Stubbs and Lady Diana Beauclerk all provided designs for him. Promoter of social reform and active in the fight against the slave trade. Wedgwood is nowadays compared with Henry Ford for his innovative introduction of methods of mass production.
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Josiah Wedgwood
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Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
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Cliveden Conservation Workshop Ltd
Specialists in conserving, protecting and reinstating stone, plaster etc. Originally founded for the preservation of the National Trust buildings.
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Alexander McQueen
Fashion designer. Born in Lewisham Hospital, as Lee Alexander, he was known as Lee to his family and friends, but was Alexander to the rest of the world. He served his apprenticeship in Savile Row ...
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London A - Z
London street guide. First developed by Phyllis Pearsall, it now covers the Greater London area, roughly within the M25. The picture shows the cover of the first edition.
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