1881 Cyples's Old Pottery - Longton, Staffordshire. - Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com

Cyples's Old Pottery is located on Market Street in Longton is now occupied by Newbold Opticians.

'Cyples Family, Lane End
The Cyples family potted in Market Street, Lane End, in the second half of the eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century.

Jewitt says the Market Street works was the oldest in Lane End, was coeval with Wedgwoods, and was originally worked by the Cyples family. Joseph Cyples is recorded as manufacturing general earthenware and Egyptian black in 1787. After Joseph's death the factory was worked by Mary Cyples (who is listed in 1796), and after her by Jesse Cyples (born 1772 died 1810).

In 1805 Jesse Cyples was listed as a maker of Egyptian black. After Jesse Cyples' death, the business was continued by his widow, Lydia Cyples (nee Steel, born 1775 died 1845) until her death, her sons, Richard Cyples and William Cyples (born 1804 died 1865) assisting her. They made china and Egyptian black, (or basaltes).

Jewitt gives no information about the family and merely records that the Cyples family worked the Market Street works, were succeeded by the firm of Cyples & Barker, and later by Thomas Barlow. He says also that the High Street Works, Longton, was worked by Cyples & ball until taken over in 1842 by Adams & Cooper.

Chaffers records the mark 'I. C Y P L E S' or 'CYPLES' incised. The impressed mark 'CYPLES' is also known on a basaltes teakettle.
Mankowitz & Haggar Encyclopedia of English Pottery.'
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Photograph taken during the demolition of the factory, 6th of April 1963: (visit link)

Year of construction: 1881 Full inscription: 1881 Cyples's Old Pottery Cross-listed waymark: Not listed

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