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When you've looked into the possibilities of a connection between pottery and Holme Cultram, I'd love to hear the outcome.
When my daughter was 18 she took up pottery and when I started researching our family history, I discovered my grandmother's maternal family were all engaged in the Yorkshire pottery industry. I was surprised to see her grandfather crushed flint for the Rockingham & Bramall pottery. Flint? That set me off doing a bit more pottery research I can tell you lol
When I first saw your posting I found an image that showed a coal field in the vicinity and as I have both coal miners and iron/steel workers in my families I know that coal mines were usually near metal ore fields. The nearby rivers will bring clay deposits and thus the clay could possibly be coloured red from the iron ore. Apparently early red shades of pottery are made from this type of clay. If you've seen the TV programmes that I have you'll know that potters crushed coloured stones using a pestle and mortar to obtain the coloured dyes that they needed.
Best Wishes,
Rena
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