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until 1887, when he altered the name of the firm to George Shaw 
and Sons. 
General earthenware is made, white body with printed and 
other decorations. 
Messrs. Shaw tell me that there never has been a trade mark, or 
any distinctive mark, beyond names of patterns or initials, or the 
name of the firm, thus, J. J. & Co., up to 1887. From that date, 
if a mark was used, which was very rarely, it was “ G. S. & S.” 
The patterns principally made here when the pottery started 
were “Willow,” “Wild Rose,” etc., and these are still being made. 
ROTHERHAM. 
NORTH FI ELD POTTERY. 
In 1885, George Hawley purchased Northfield Pottery, Rother¬ 
ham, from Joseph Lee, who built the works about 1850, and 
manufactured earthenware for the American markets, the trade 
mark used being the royal coat of arms. 
Prior to building Northfield Pottery, Lee carried on a small 
pottery near to Bridgegate, Rotherham, which was very primitive 
but evidently successful, because it enabled him to take up potting 
on a much larger scale, although within so short a time of his new 
venture he had to give it up. George Hawley now worked two 
potteries, namely, Low Pottery, Rawmarsh, and Northfield 
Pottery, Rotherham, with the assistance of his two sons, William 
and George, until his death in October 1863. He was a very 
industrious potter, and was held in the highest esteem by all who 
knew him, both in business and in private life. 
The two sons, William and George succeeded to the business, 
and continued the manufacture under the style of William and 
George Hawley, doing a fair amount of export trade as well as 
supplying the home markets, their trade mark being W. & G. 
Hawley. 
On the death of William, which took place at Rawmarsh in 
1868, his three sons, Matthew, the eldest, Walter and Arthur 
George, took over the Northfield Pottery and carried on as 
“ Hawley Brothers,” under the successful management of Matthew, 
who had always been keenly interested in the business, and who 
had received a thorough grounding from his father. 
