Monument record MDO5539 - Verwood Pottery kiln and pottery works site at Gotham Farm, Gotham, Edmondsham

Pottery kiln and works site. It was part of the Verwood Potteries. It was in production from the late 17th century and worked throughout 18th century then it sprang to full production again in the 1860s.

(SU 083112 NGR sited from Authority <3>, fig 1 and OS 1:10560 1963 <1>)

A pottery kiln has been located at Gotham Farm. Lewis Kerley, a potter, may have been operating at Gotham Farm during the late 17th century. Thomas Lawrence is known to have been operating a kiln at the farm from c.1700 until 1737 or later. <3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1963 (Map). SDO18658.

<2> Algar D, Light A and Trehane P, 1979, The Verwood & District Potteries (Monograph). SDO12592.

<3> Algar D, Light A and Copland-Griffiths, P, 1987, The Verwood & District Potteries. A Dorset Industry, 29, Fig 1 (Monograph). SDO12825.

<4> Spoerry, P, 1988, Documentary and other evidence for medieval and post-medieval ceramic production in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 29-35 (Article in serial). SWX809.

<5> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1989, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988, 29-35 (Serial). SDO88.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 888944 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 2 2023 2:53PM