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yorkietommo
25-05-2012, 08:23 AM
Visited yesterday with the Bob that is Royal.
Massive thumbs up to GingerDerpBird for info. :thumb

TG Greens Pottery Works.

Brief web history:

Cornish Kitchen Ware was first produced in 1926 by T.G.Green & Co in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, a county famed for its pottery. The range’s special characteristic came from the lathe-turning process, which cut clean bands through its beautiful blue slip to show the white clay beneath. It was apparently this that inspired the name, since it reminded one T.G.Green & Co. employee of the clear blues and white-tipped waves of Cornwall.


In the 1960s, Cornishware was updated by a young designer called Judith Onions. Over the past 20 years, the range has become highly prized by collectors, with the sighting of both rare original designs and Onions classics the subject of much excitement – and ever-increasing prices.

The story was not so happy for T.G.Green & Co. itself, however. It had become increasingly difficult for the Victorian pottery in Derbyshire to compete in the modern age and, after a series of owners had done their best since the Green family sold it in 1964, it finally closed in 2007.

TG Greens famous pottery is still available to buy from http://www.tggreen.co.uk/

Pics.
Sorry for the pic heavy post - this place is mahoosive. Lots to see and well worth a visit. I dread to think how many photos we'd have taken if we could have stayed longer!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7263851550_6dd1900946_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263851550/)
No Men At Work (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263851550/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Go Towards The Light... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263853602/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Standing Still (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263854754/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Welly Bob (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263858296/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7263860858_328c595879_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263860858/)
Nice Jugs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263860858/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Colourful Corridor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263864950/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Step Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263865898/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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No One Put The Pots Away (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263867034/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7263870332_ba7dfd3b0f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263870332/)
Workers Bench (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263870332/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7216/7263871910_9143065196_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263871910/)
Thinkers Room (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263871910/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7263872962_650939c339_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263872962/)
Pretty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263872962/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7263874054_1e39358d69_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263874054/)
'53 Style (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263874054/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7263875056_29b7cc3f8e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263875056/)
Attic Stores (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263875056/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7263879724_e49a82a7a2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263879724/)
Stilton (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263879724/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7263880664_dda23b7bf5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263880664/)
Chair (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263880664/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

Floors can be a bit dodgy in places:

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Mind The Floor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263881752/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

I nearly took the 'express route' to the floor below in this room:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7263902838_1de8bb839d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263902838/)
Kiln Room (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263902838/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8019/7263901568_f5f65f0713_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263901568/)
Rock n Roll (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263901568/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/7263884408_2c9d5f3ee8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263884408/)
Sun Room (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263884408/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7263885382_9777228754_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263885382/)
Experiments... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263885382/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8161/7263886410_41788b641f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263886410/)
Drawing Drawers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263886410/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7263893882_d293889f8c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263893882/)
Archie n Fern (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263893882/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

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Airers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263892332/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7263894830_8a69bdf0c7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263894830/)
Bottleneck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263894830/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7263904986_a9c5a10e37_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263904986/)
Cog Me Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263904986/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7263907984_711c986fe3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263907984/)
Parcel Room (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263907984/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7263909056_460b16b244_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263909056/)
Chalk Pit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263909056/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7263911598_dd8be9520b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263911598/)
To The Top (http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/7263911598/) by mthompson1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/martyn-t/), on Flickr

Full set on my flickr if you're a glutton for punishment. http://www.flickr.com/photos/martyn-t/sets/72157629882019206/

Cheers for looking peeps! :thumb

Clough
25-05-2012, 09:29 AM
TG Greens Sexy Pottery Works.

Nice one boyo, another smash hit for the lads!

ROYALBOB
25-05-2012, 09:30 AM
Sweet as fella, was a top place 'fo 'sho. Would post mine if it let me!

birdinanaviary
25-05-2012, 09:32 AM
Great stuff! This place is amazing and looks roughly the same state as when we went,
Amazing pictures! And uh the floor in te top kiln room is springy as hell in places I was worried I was gonna go through, being as stuff like that always happens to me

I think I feel a revisit coming on, you'll have let us know if u used kinda the same route I said! May use it as a back up if some other local derps gO belly up!

yorkietommo
25-05-2012, 09:34 AM
Been trying since last night to upload the report. In the end I switched the "Switch editor to WYSIWYG Mode" button (far top left on tool bar - A/A button) and then it worked. Before that I could upload 1 photo or just text. Seemed to work ok after that.

yorkietommo
25-05-2012, 09:37 AM
Cheers! Yeah, same access. We basically walked the entire site with no sign of anyone apart from a massive fox that we thought was a guard dog at first! lol.

We saw the secca just coming out and then going back into the gift shop as we drove round on a recce. Heard a big dog barking a few times while we were in, but seemed ok. Proper chilled mooch.

GeoVDUB
25-05-2012, 09:51 AM
This is mint, proper good photos.

jST
25-05-2012, 10:29 AM
Big wins!

erm.....

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ROAD TRIP?????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????

yorkietommo
25-05-2012, 10:48 AM
:lol: I'm sure it's gonna happen...

birdinanaviary
25-05-2012, 12:05 PM
If there's a road trip from
Anyone else give us a shout definitely up for a reeeeeee-visit

fenrir
25-05-2012, 01:28 PM
Great stuff!
Do want to visit...

Rebel
25-05-2012, 03:44 PM
It's amazing that all that stuff is still there, well minus the doll. I'll have to look at this one some day. Thanks for posting an update :thumb

mr beardy
25-05-2012, 04:29 PM
I do like lots

Little Dave
25-05-2012, 06:48 PM
Liking these photos fella :thumb

BB
26-05-2012, 12:13 AM
Love it!!! :D

mrtoby
26-05-2012, 04:15 AM
looking good, love this place...

myke
26-05-2012, 07:12 AM
cool place cool shots and interesting history could spend a day in there without getting bored

birdinanaviary
27-05-2012, 10:24 AM
Been trying since last night to upload the report. In the end I switched the "Switch editor to WYSIWYG Mode" button (far top left on tool bar - A/A button) and then it worked. Before that I could upload 1 photo or just text. Seemed to work ok after that.


ive clicked that stupid button and nothing happens!!!!!!!!!

yorkietommo
27-05-2012, 11:45 AM
It's all a bit strange innit?!