The Northern Ceramic Society
sharing an understanding
and enjoyment of all kinds of ceramics
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Enjoy collecting, or want to know more about ceramics? Join the NCS, a friendly group of fellow enthusiasts.
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Publications
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Ceramic Resources
From pattern books to apprenticeships and from the 18th to the 20th century – we have resources for research.
NCS Members and non-members
are invited to
Where do designs come from?
NCS Summer School 2023
23-26 August
University of Chester
details here
Monthly Saturday meetings
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Books by members
This booklet by members Peter Cottam and Pat Preller, has 32 pages detailing over 70 patterns on different shapes manufactured by Turner. Wares illustrated include polychrome porcelain, blue & white porcelain and earthenware, and Turner’s Patent pots. There is a short synopsis of the life of the manufactory as well as illustrations of the marks used by Turner.
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This book by member David Smith tells the story of relentless, Victorian potters building a trade, in the second half of the 1900s. It features the work of the Bevington family of Hanley who made ceramics and fancy ware from 1808 to 1891 and marketed and sold their wares world-wide.
Purchase details here
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Latest website news for members
Latest addition to the members only page
Understanding the code on a diamond registration mark 1824-1883, Find out who registered a mark, when it was registered and what design was protected.
Useful Thomas & Ralph Wedgwood
A paper read to the English Ceramic Circle in December 2019 and published in ECC Transactions volume 31, 2020. This paper is posted with the generous permission of the English Ceramic Circle..
You can find a link to the article here
Major update to List of Dealers
Updated to include a previously unpublished list of London Chinamen researched and generously shared with the NCS by Nicholas Panes.
You can find the a link to the Dealers list here
Chrysanthemum
Pad Mark Gallery
This gallery is intended to aid research into a group of stonewares with moulded and sprigged decoration that have a small stylized floral pad mark containing the model number.
You can find a link to the gallery here
Ceramic News
NCS Exhibition
The Northern Ceramic Society
in conjunction with
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
presents
The Flowering of British Ceramics
21 May – 4 September, 2022
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery,
Stoke-on-Trent
Admission Free
opening hours and location here
New Book
The Alastair Leslie Collection
Volume 1: Eighteenth Century West Pans Porcelain c.1764-77
by long-time NCS member
George Haggarty
Hard cover £24.99
Soft back £18.99
purchase your copy
here