SHC40 Hornsea Saffron

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Hornsea is a small seaside town on the coast of East Yorkshire, around 15 miles north-east of Hull. Once the town’s largest employer, the Hornsea Pottery traded for 51 years before closing down in 2000. During this time, it produced some of the most innovative designs and production techniques within the pottery industry, won awards and produced tableware that is still recognised worldwide today...

Hornsea Pottery’s chief designer John Clappison studied ceramics at Hull Regional College of Arts and Crafts... Appointed as chief designer in 1958, he quickly took Hornsea Pottery to the forefront of British design. In 1967, the factory began to produce full ranges of tableware, the first of which included Clappison’s Heirloom, Saffron and Brontë patterns.
www.ceramicreview.com/articles/the-heritage-of-hornsea