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About Coalport
In Shropshire during the late 18th Century, with the advent of the industrial revolution and the construction of the eastern branch of the Shropshire canal, the time and location was ideal for the founding of a porcelain manufactory. Porcelain was already being made at Caughley only a few miles down river from Coalport. The site of Coalport on the Northern bank of the Severn was at the heart of industrial East Shropshire that was notable for its deposits of alluvial clay for use in the manufacture of porcelain and coal to fire the Kilns.
In 1793 John Rose and Edward Blackway established a china works at Jackfield, moving to Coalport in 1795. Coalport were innovative in their design and style in useful and domestic items as well as decorative pieces including, inkstands, scent bottles and letter racks painted and gilded exquisitely.
In 1925 'Coalport' was sold to Couldon Potteries and the factory closed in 1926. The Coalport name has changed hands several times and is now owned by Wedgwood. (Information thanks to the Richard Gardner Antiques website)
You can buy Coalport display cabinets online at CollectorCabinets.co.uk. Find Display Cabinets for Coalport.
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