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On the death of Thomas Wedgwood, in 1772, 

 this property, and the other he had acquired, descended 

 to his son Thomas, of the Over House, subject to portions 

 to his younger children, under the settlement of 1742. The 

 works were for some time carried on, along with the " Bell 

 Works " and " Ivy House Works," by Josiah Wedgwood. 

 On his removal to Etruria, they were occupied by his second 

 cousin, Joseph Wedgwood (brother of Aaron, and nephew 

 of the Aaron Wedgwood who was partner with William 

 Littler in the first manufacture of porcelain in the district), 

 who lived at the house now the Mitre Hotel, near the works. 

 This Joseph Wedgwood, who made jasper and other fine 

 bodies under the direction of, and for, Josiah, occupied the 

 works until the time of their sale to Mr. Green, when he 

 removed to Basford Bank. About 1780 " the Churchyard 

 premises were sold to Josiah Wedgwood, then of Etruria, 

 who, in 1787, conveyed them to his brother John, also of 

 Etruria, who, in 1795, sold them to Thomas Green, at which 

 time two newly-erected houses near the pot-work were 

 included in the sale." Mr. Green manufactured earthen- 

 ware at these works, and for some time resided at the house 

 near the works, now known as the " Mitre Hotel," which 

 had been built by one of the Wedgwood family. The pro- 

 perty remained in Thomas Green's hands until his bank- 

 ruptcy in 1811, when it appears to have been purchased 

 by a manufacturer named Joynson, or Johnson, from whom 

 it again passed, some years later, to Mr. Moseley, its present 

 owner. While in his hands, the pot- work has been held by 

 various tenants, and until about seven years ago it was let 

 off in small holdings to different potters. About that period 

 Mr. Bridgwood, of Tunstall, became the tenant of the 

 premises as a general earthenware manufacturer, and was 

 soon afterwards joined in partnership by Mr. Edward 

 Clarke, whose large practical experience has tended much to 

 increase the reputation of the works. This firm, having 

 taken a lease of the premises, remodelled many of the build- 

 ings, and erected others, and greatly improved the whole 



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