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Ticknall Pots & Potters by Janet Spavold & Sue Brown

In a pioneering study of the extensive but neglected pottery industry in Ticknall, Janet Spavold and Sue Brown have spent many years carefully researching this, the first comprehensive account of the potteries of Ticknall and the people who worked in them. Ticknall was a major producer of Cistercian as well as basic household wares. Distributed by specialist pot sellers, it was widely sold across England.

Ticknall ware is universally known for its design simplicity, and dates back many hundreds of years, it is so reliable that it has been used as a dating horizon by archaeologists. However, as a result of this extensive new research it appears that some of the time lines are in fact inaccurate.

The book is well illustrated with maps, graphs, drawings, and photographs, the latter revealing the hitherto unrecognised skill of the early potter.

The book can be ordered from your local book-shop, or you can contact the publisher, quoting the title, authors and ISBN number 1 84306 172 4 at:

Landmark Publishing Ltd
Ashbourne Hall
Cokayne Ave
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1EJ

Tel: 01335 347349
Fax: 01335 347303

Email: landmark@clara.net

Or visit the website at www.landmarkpublishing.co.uk