Rockingham Wares
I have set this site up to display the classic Rockingham Pottery that I collect like the lovely piece you can see photographed above (Classic triple spur with Griffin mark on the base). I will build this site up with more photographs as I get the chance. (Please call back and visit from time to time)
Rockingham Pottery is probably the most sought after English pottery ever produced. Rockingham wares were produced in England between 1745 when the Swinton (South Yorkshire) pottery was first opened by the Brameld brothers until its closure in 1842. During that period many beautiful pieces of Rockingham pottery were produced. I know because I own a lot of this pottery. The pottery was located at Swinton South Yorkshire England. All that remains of the pottery today is the clay ponds (now used for fishing) and the main Kiln, known as the Waterloo Kiln after the great battle by the same name.
Telephone Antiques
My other passion is all types of telephone antiques produced in the UK. I collect old vintage telephones from the early 1900's mostly 1940's and 1950's. A large proportion of these old phones were made for the GPO, but some were made for internal telephone companies in the UK.
Telephones and pottery is a strange combination I know, but I love both the classic old style black bakelite phones and Rockingham wares. 1950's Old phones (art deco) and Rockingham Pottery are from different eras and are vastly different in many ways, but I believe both are truly classic icons of two different and memorable points in UK history.
I will put some photographs of my old telephone collection and telephone antiques on this page as soon as I can find the time.
For now I have included a number of links below that relate to my two hobbies, so please have a look and see if you agree with me about the classic nature of these two Eras.
Antique Telephones & Rockingham Pottery
Old Telephone Antiques & Rockingham Pottery
Rockingham Pottery & china
Old Telephone Antiques & Bakelite phones
Telephone Antiques
Antique Telephones
Old Telephones
Vintage Telephones
Bakelite Telephones
Antique Phones
Old Phones
Rockingham Pottery
Antique Rockingham
Rockingham China
Telephone Antiques
Telephone Blog Sites
Antique Telephones
Rockingham China
Rockingham Pottery
Bakelite Telephone
Traditional Telephones
Telephone Antiques
Old Telephone
Antique Rockingham
Bakelite Phone
Bakelite Phones
Antiques blog