The Glamorgan Pottery was situated on the banks of the River Tawe, Swansea, Wales, from 1814 until 1838, producing various earthenware products. It is not to be confused with the

Cambrian Pottery The Cambrian Pottery was founded in 1764 by William Coles in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. In 1790, John Coles, son of the founder, went into partnership with George Haynes, who introduced new business strategies based on the ideas of Josia ...

, also of Swansea, which made fine

porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises main ...

, also from 1814, usually known as "Swansea porcelain". Its founder, George Haynes and previous manager of the adjacent Cambrian Pottery, opened the works in 1814, having fallen out with Cambrian owner Lewis Weston Dillwyn. The wares produced were largely for domestic use, and often marked "B B & I", for Baker, Bevans and Irwin, the initials of the proprietors. The pottery was Offered for sale and purchased in 1838 by Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn. He closed the pottery in 1838, selling most of the assets to William Chambers (industrialist), who then established the South Wales Pottery at Llanelly in 1840. Many of the workers, most originally from Staffordshire, transferred to the new pottery. Examples of both Glamorgan pottery and Cambrian pottery can be seen today at Swansea Museum, Victoria Street, the Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, and the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff

References

* Helen Hallesy, “The Glamorgan Pottery, 1814-1838”, Gomer Press 1995. Manufacturing companies established in 1813 British companies disestablished in 1838 Companies based in Swansea Ceramics manufacturers of Wales 1813 establishments in Wales Defunct manufacturing companies of Wales British companies established in 1813 1838 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-company-stub