LEEDS POTTERY. 
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In 1850 Mr. Britton and a Mr. Samuel Warburton took the 
property off the creditors' hands, and carried on under the stvle of 
“ Warburton and Britton " until the } r ear 1863, when, on the death 
of Mr. Warburton, Mr. Richard Britton became sole proprietor of 
the works. On July 1st, 1872, he was joined in partnership by 
his two eldest sons, John Broadbent Britton and Alfred Britton, 
the firm being styled “ Richard Britton and Sons." 
After this disastrous history of change of ownership, loss of 
trade, and bankruptcy, the works were finally closed in 1878. 
After a period of disuse, the pottery was revived for a few years 
by Messrs. Taylor, who made ordinary domestic ware. It then 
fell into ruins, and at the present time, considering its past glories 
and renown, presents a sad spectacle, only a shed or two, and the 
remains of one or two kilns being left, of what was once one of 
the most famous potteries in the kingdom. 
Fig. 37. Plate with perforations and embossed basket work. 
York Museum Collection. 
In 1888, Mr. W. W. Slee, 30 Duncan Street, Leeds, revived the 
manufacture of the beautiful cream coloured ware, lustre ware, 
etc. He employed some of the workmen from the old works, and 
under his direction they turned out many capital pieces. 
This pottery was only a small one, and was not on the old site, 
it is still in existence I believe. 
In 1850, a man of the name of Yates, who had a china and 
earthenware shop in Leeds, had his ware marked “ Yates, Leeds,’' 
but he neither made nor decorated the ware. 
