260 THE WEDGWOODS. 



but with Wedgwood himself. Mr. Turner is stated to have 

 been deputed, with Wedgwood, by the Staffordshire potters, 

 to oppose the extension of the patent to Champion. 



Jacob W^arburton, of Hot Lane, a man highly respected 

 by every class, and who lived until the year 1 826, was born 

 in 1740, and passed his long and useful life as a potter, in 

 which art he rose to considerable eminence in his early years 

 in connection with his father and brothers, and later on his 

 own account, and, in partnership with others, in the New 

 Hall Works. He was the " last member of the old school 

 of potters, the early friend and contemporary of the ' father 

 of the Potteries,' Josiah Wedgwood, with whom he was for 

 many years in the habit of confidential intercourse and 

 friendship. Numerous are the benefits which the public 

 derived from the united exertions of the talents and abilities 

 of these two venerated characters, on every point connected 

 with the local interest and prosperity of the Staffordshire 

 Potteries." 



William Clowes, of Port Hill, was a gentleman of property, 

 and was, I have reason to believe, only a sleeping partner in 

 the concern. 



Charles Bagnall, of Shelton, was a potter of considerable 

 experience, who had previously been with Joshua Heath. 

 The family has been connected with Staffordshire for many 

 generations. 



The company thus formed commenced operations at the 

 works of one of the partners, Anthony Keeling, at Tunstall, 

 the pottery formerly belonging, as just stated, to his father- 

 in-law, the well-known potter, Enoch Booth. Tunstall at 

 this period was a mere small street, or rather roadway, with 

 only a few houses probably not many more than a score 

 scattered about it and the lanes leading to Chatterley and 

 Red Street. To this spot, the forerunner of the present 

 large and important town, Cookworthy's patent was brought, 

 and here, with the experienced potters who had become its 

 purchasers, and under the management of Champion, who 

 had produced such exquisite specimens of Art at Bristol, and 



