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Bo'ness Pottery

by Robert Jardine 29 Feb 2008
  • Pottery industry of Bo'ness

Bo'ness played an important part in Scotland's pottery industry being one of the three major pottery producing towns in the country. Glasgow and Kirkcaldy were the other two.

The Bo'ness Pottery website is a result of years of collecting pots, photos, articles, newpaper reports, etc. and, finally, I have put everything together to give an illustrated account of the Pottery Industry of Bo'ness.

Pottery production in the town lasted for almost 200 years and it reached its heyday at the end of the 19th century when three factories were in production simultaneously at Bo'ness, Grangepans and Bridgeness. With the last pottery closing as recently as 1958, the industry is still fondly remembered by many Bo'nessians.

I hope you find the site of interest and if you have any comments or additional photos / information that you would like to share, please do not hesitate to get in touch using the E-mail link in the website.

Access The Pottery Industry of Borrowstounness 1766-1958 at www.bonesspottery.com

5 Mar 2008 | 2:58:01

Audrey Wright says

Great site my friend, I have just visited it and enjoyed reading about the past, a true credit to you. I look forward to any future add ons to the site.

3 Jun 2009 | 9:43:48

FREDA ARTHUR says

Anyone shed any light on the bottle I have with Wm Innes West Lothian Aerated Works Home Brewed Ginger BO'NESS

12 Jun 2009 | 7:44:20

Robert Jardine says

Freda, I have a similar bottle. These bottles are made of stoneware which is similar to pottery. Stoneware is fired at a higher temperature and as a result, is a much harder and robust material. Stoneware was made in Bo'ness but not in any great quantity. My Wm Innes bottle has the impressed mark of the Buchan Pottery in Portobello. I have another ginger beer bottle from the Kinglass Works which is impressed Grosvenor Glasgow (this was the Eagle Pottery). These two potteries specialised in stoneware. Like mine, your bottle was probably made at Portobello but if not, Glasgow is another possibility.

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