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ROCKINGHAM or SWINTON POTTERY. 
At the beginning of the 18th century, a hard brown ware of 
much the same quality as that made at Nottingham and Chester¬ 
field was produced on Swinton Common, where clays used for 
various purposes were abundantly found. In 1745, a Mr. Edward 
Butler established a tile yard and pot works for common earthen¬ 
ware on a part of the estate of Charles, Marquis of Rockingham, 
which lay close to Swinton Common. In 1765 the works were 
taken by William Malpass, who held another small pot work at 
Kilnhurst. With him were associated John Brameld and subse¬ 
quently his son, William Brameld. In 1778 Mr. Thomas Bingley 
became a partner and the principal proprietor of the works at 
Swinton, and had for partners amongst others, John and William 
Brameld, and a man named Sharpe. The firm at this time was 
carried on under the style of “ Thomas Bingley and Co. ! ‘ and did 
well. 
From about the year 1787 down to 1800, the firm traded under 
the style of “ Greens, Bingley and Co.’' This was owing to some 
of the Greens of the Leeds Pottery having become partners, and 
taken an active part in the Swinton manufactory with Bingley, 
Brameld, and those who were connected with them in these works. 
Mr. John Green became acting manager of the Swinton works, 
and afterwards founded the Don Pottery. The partnership with 
John Green was carried on under the style of “ Greens, Bingley 
and Co., Swinton Pottery,” and the same price lists which were 
printed at Leeds, with the Leeds Pottery heading, had that 
heading cut off and that of Greens, Bingley and Co., Swinton 
Pottery,” written in its place. Later on large fresh price lists 
were printed. They were headed “Greens, Hartley and Co., 
Swinton Pottery.” The patterns used at Leeds were evidently to 
some extent adopted at Swinton. In 1796 the firm was “ Greens, 
Bingley, and Co.,” but was dissolved in 1806. At the dissolution 
of the partnership, the whole concern fell into the hands of two of 
the partners, Messrs. John and William Brameld who, with 
others, continued the works with considerable spirit under the 
style of “ Brameld and Co.” until their deaths. Additional build¬ 
ings were erected, and cream coloured ware was made extensively, 
and the rare fine white earthenware, known as the “ chalk body,” 
which, owing to its costliness through loss in firing, was only made 
to a small extent. 
