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he was in the indenture described as "of the Churchyard," 

 because at those works, where his mother resided, it was 

 intended that Josiah should serve his time, and thus, with 

 nearly the whole of her large family, continue under her 

 roof, and consequently under her careful and watchful eye. 



The " CHURCHYARD WORKS," at which the boy Josiah 

 was apprenticed, are, in their present state, shown in the 

 preceding engraving, from a drawing recently made by 

 myself. The sketch is taken from the large graveyard 

 which surrounds the old church of Burslem. The manu- 

 factory, it will be observed, forms the boundary of the 

 churchyard on its north-east side. The building with the 

 bell-turret, seen above the works, is the National Schools. 



Since the time of Wedgwood, these works have, naturally, 

 been much altered and 'enlarged ; but the site is the same, 

 and some of the buildings now there are what stood and 

 were used in his day. The house in which he was born 

 which, as I have said before, there is reason to believe stood 

 near where the present slip-house now stands has been 

 taken down many years, and the site has since been occupied 

 by fresh buildings. New hovels arid other conveniences have 

 recently been added to the establishment, which is now a 

 very complete and commodious manufactory. 



These historically interesting works, which seem for 

 several generations to have belonged to the Wedgwoods, are 

 described in 1698 as belonging to Thomas Wedgwood, " of 

 the Churchyard House," to whom they appear to have 

 passed on his father's death. His son Thomas, eldest 

 brother of Josiah, inherited this property on* his father's 

 death in 1739, and three years later, on his marriage 

 with Isabel Beech, by marriage settlement dated 12th 

 October, 1742 (in which he is described as Thomas 

 Wedgwood, of the Over House, Burslem, Potter), the 

 "messuage, with the appurtenances situate and adjoining 

 the churchyard, Burslem, and all outhouses, work houses, 

 &c., then in the occupation of the said Thomas Wedgwood, 

 or his under tenants," were settled upon the children of this 



