23-491: The Aller Vale Pottery was formed in 1865 on the northern edge of the village of Kingskerswell in South Devon , England, on the likely site of a medieval pottery. It became well known for the creation of art pottery at the end of the 19th century and gained royal patronage, but declined thereafter, closing on this site in about 1924. The name continued in use until 1962 related to the production of mass-produced motto ware for
46-615: A Kingsteignton -based company that manufactured tiles and sanitary fittings. In 1901 they also acquired the Watcombe Pottery in Torquay and amalgamated the two companies as the "Royal Aller Vale & Watcombe Pottery Company". This company, with its name sometimes simplified to "Royal Watcombe" continued working until 1962, mostly creating motto ware for the tourist market. Work at the Aller Vale Pottery site ceased in about 1924, and
69-454: A 6th form college. Primary schools are St Michaels , Rydon and Kingsteignton . The main bus operator in the area is Stagecoach South West , which runs a network of regular services to Exeter , Teignmouth , Dawlish and Totnes . County Bus (Newton Abbot) is a local independent operator that runs services to Brixham , Paignton , Torquay and Torbay Hospital . Kingsteignton is served by Newton Abbot railway station , which lies on
92-507: A city noted for its faience pottery. Marcucci had been involved in two exhibitions in London during the previous year: an Italian exhibition in Kensington, and one of ceramics at William De Morgan 's premises. His influence had a great impact on the designs and the quality of Aller Vale's pottery. Marcucci is thought to be responsible for the introduction of a design of blue slipware scrolls over
115-468: A cream ground which was admired by Princess Alexandra, who placed a special order for it. She asked that the design should be called Sandringham Ware and it was marketed under that name. Charles Collard worked as an apprentice to Phillips from the age of 12 in 1886 and, under Marcucci's influence, rose to be one of the top decorators at the pottery by the mid-1890s. His designs were also strongly influenced by İznik pottery . Phillips' death in 1897 led to
138-696: A decline at the pottery. Many of the potters left shortly afterwards, including Collard who worked briefly for Hart and Moist Pottery in Exeter, then at Longpark Pottery in Torquay, and then founded the Crown Dorset Art Pottery in Poole , Dorset in 1905. He later bought the Honiton Pottery which continued in production until the 1990s. On Phillips's death, Aller Vale was acquired by Hexter, Humpherson & Co.,
161-470: A number of young villagers, and the wood carving has brought an order from the Princess Louise for a carved chest… Visitors to our Cottage Art School have been greatly entertained and interested by the bright and merry group of young people who greeted their entrance. In autumn 1889 the 27-year-old Domenico Marcucci came to Aller Vale as one of the chief designers. He was an Italian decorator from Faenza ,
184-404: A population of over 11,000. The threat of being incorporated into the nearby town of Newton Abbot prompted the parish council to change Kingsteignton's status to a town. The change took effect from 1 January 2009. The town has two electoral wards (east and west). Their combined populations at the 2011 census was 11,147. Founded in the early 8th century by the kings of Wessex as the centre of
207-630: A vast Saxon estate that extended from Teignmouth to Manaton , Kingsteignton was a key settlement in Saxon times and gave its name to the Saxon hundred of Teignton. The hundred moot or court was held in the village, but it appears that by the time of the Domesday Survey the name of the hundred had been changed to Teignbridge, possibly indicating that the site of the court had been moved. As a royal vill Kingsteignton provided rich pickings for Danish raiders who plundered it in 1001. Medieval prosperity funded
230-867: Is a town and civil parish in south Devon , England. It lies at the head of the Teign Estuary to the west of Teignmouth in the Teignbridge district. It is bypassed by the A380 and is also on the A383 , A381 , B3193 and B3195 . Kingsteignton is currently represented in Parliament by Martin Wrigley , as part of the Newton Abbot constituency . Local schools include: Rydon Primary School, Teign School , Kingsteignton school and Saint Michael's Church of England School. Kingsteignton has
253-732: The Exeter-Plymouth line . Great Western Railway operates local services Exmouth , Exeter St Davids , Dawlish , Teignmouth and Paignton ; it also provides inter-city services to London Paddington , Reading , Plymouth and Penzance . The area was once served by the Moretonhampstead branch and the Teign Valley line . The town is near the A380 dual carriageway, which links Exeter, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Newton Abbot. Fine quality ball clay beds created some 40–30 million years ago during
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#1732869573499276-567: The Oligocene Period lie on the eastern edge of the Bovey Basin near Kingsteignton. The exploitation of these clays began in the late 17th century when it was discovered that their properties made them eminently suitable for pipe making. Their white firing properties attracted interest from potters looking for materials to improve their wares, and their exploitation was boosted in 1791 when Josiah Wedgwood first purchased Kingsteignton clay. Over
299-470: The Coombesend valley. The kiln at Kiln Forehead was demolished during the extension of Calvados Park, whilst the kiln beside Rydon school was partly demolished and buried under an earth bank when the lane to Rydon Quarry was widened. Sand and gravel has also been extensively quarried at Babcombe Copse, Sands Copse and Heathfield, the latter becoming a large landfill site. Lysons' Magna Britannia mentions that
322-652: The ancient Britons extracted alluvial tin from the gravels deposited by the river Teign. The parish of Kingsteignton includes various historic estates including: Newton Abbot RFC (established 1873) are based in Kingsteignton, playing home games at Rackerhayes. Kingsteignton AFC, known as the Rams, play at Broadpark and compete in the South Devon Football League. Footballer, Ryan Law , was born and raised in Kingsteignton. He currently plays for Truro City F.C. as
345-575: The early 1950s to fit in with school holidays. The later switch to the late May bank holiday was made for the same reason when the bank holiday was fixed as the last Monday in May. Until the 13th century the Manor of Kingsteignton was a crown demesne . In 1509 the manor passed to the Clifford family , who still hold the title of Lord of the Manor today. The local secondary school is Teign School , which also includes
368-578: The focus of the company to make builders' earthenware —drainpipes, roof tiles, chimney pots and the like. The company was listed in an 1870 directory as "Phillips, John & Co., manufacturers of architectural pottery and firebricks". Phillips was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement and the ideals of William Morris , leading him to set up cottage classes in Kingskerswell and the nearby villages of Abbotskerswell and Coffinswell to teach useful skills to
391-442: The past 200 years clay mining has brought continued employment and prosperity to Kingsteignton. Limestone has been extensively quarried at various times on either side of Golvers Hill at Rydon, Coombesend and Gildons. Kingsteignton Quarry at Rydon (now infilled) supplied stone for the building of Buckfast Abbey . Numerous limekilns, some still in existence, were found along the dry valley that extends from Rydon to Lindridge and along
414-539: The pottery was visited by Princess Louise , daughter of Queen Victoria, after she had bought some of its wares. This was the start of a long period of patronage and led to the pottery being renamed as the Royal Aller Vale Pottery . Other members of the royal family also became customers, including Princess Alexandra . Between 1887 and 1901 Aller Vale Art Pottery was stocked by Liberty & Co in London. The decoration of pottery has given regular employment to
437-429: The power for three mills. A drought is said to have given rise to the annual Ram Roasting fair. According to legend there was insufficient water to baptise a child, so a ram was sacrificed to the gods of the local spring. Water sprang forth and a ram has been roasted ever since at the fair, held nowadays on the late May bank holiday. Whit Tuesday was the traditional day for the fair, but it was switched to Whit Monday in
460-541: The rebuilding of the parish church ( St Michaels ) in the 15th century. Its 85-foot (26 metre) tower was built in the 1480s. From the medieval period to the mid-19th century the parish church held an important position as the mother church of Highweek and Newton Bushell. The Fairwater Leat , fed by the springs at Rydon, superseded the Honeywell Spring as the established water supply in the Middle Ages and also supplied
483-596: The site is now occupied by a small estate of offices and light business units, surrounded by houses. Kingskerswell Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 829360063 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:39:33 GMT Kingsteignton Kingsteignton ( / k ɪ ŋ ˈ s t eɪ n t ən / king- STAYN -tən ),
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#1732869573499506-560: The tourist market. There had probably been a pottery on the site in medieval times, as evidenced by the excavation of medieval tiles there. The pottery was founded in 1865 in the hamlet of Aller between the village of Kingskerswell and the town of Newton Abbot and had originally produced simple kitchenware. In 1868 it was taken over by John Phillips (born 1835 in Shaugh Prior ), a clay merchant who lived in Newton Abbot. Phillips changed
529-498: The uneducated young. Up to 64 young people between the ages of 11 and 23 attended these twice-weekly classes where they learned pottery, wood and stone carving, painting, stitching, embroidery, and ironwork which was taught by the local blacksmith. Under Phillips's control the works started producing art pottery in 1881 after it was rebuilt following a fire. At this time it was renamed as the Aller Vale Art Pottery . In 1886
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