Bovey Tracey Pottery Co
1840 A member of the Buller family (might this have been John Divett, a Buller by marriage?) founded a pottery in Bovey Tracey
1843 Company established.
1865 A Buller's pottery (presumably W. W. Buller and Co) was moved from Bovey Tracey to Hanley, Staffs
1877 Special Resolution for Liquidation by Arrangement of the affairs of Wentworth William Buller, of Chapple, Bovey Tracey, in the county of Devon, Potter and Maker of Earthenware, carrying on business in partnership with John Divett, of Bovey Tracey aforesaid, under the firm of the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company.
1877 Dissolution of the Partnership between Wentworth William Buller, of Chappie - in - Bovey Tracey, in the county of Devon, Esq., and John Divett, of Bovey Tracey, in the county of Devon, Esq., under the style or firm of the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company. The business of the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company was carried on by the said John Divett and John Hellyer Tozer, of Teignmouth, in Devon, Gentleman, under the style or firm of the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company[1]
1881 John Divett was managing partner; the pottery had 195 employees[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Outline of Bullers company history in The Engineer 1931/06/12