Etruria estate

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Etruria estate was the 18th-century Staffordshire property developed by potter Josiah Wedgwood as both his family home and the site of his pioneering ceramics factory.

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instanceOf country house estate
historic property in Staffordshire
industrial heritage site
architectOfResidence Joseph Pickford
architecturalStyle Georgian
associatedWithActivity ceramic innovation
mass production of pottery
associatedWithBrand Wedgwood
associatedWithIndustry pottery
associatedWithPerson Josiah Wedgwood II
Thomas Bentley
constructionStart 1760s
country England
currentStatus largely redeveloped
developedBy Josiah Wedgwood
linked to: Josiah Wedgwood I
functionedAs central site of Wedgwood’s business operations
hasPart Etruria Hall
Etruria Works
canal wharf
farmland
gardens
workers’ housing
heritageRemnant Etruria Hall
elements of canal-side industrial landscape
historicalPeriod 18th century
Industrial Revolution
inception 1760s
laterUse industrial and urban development site
locatedIn Etruria, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
locatedNear Newcastle-under-Lyme
River Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
locatedOn Trent and Mersey Canal
namedAfter Etruria (ancient Italian region)
linked to: Etruria
notableFor early industrial planning
integration of factory and country house
model industrial village concept
ownedByFamily Wedgwood family
owner Josiah Wedgwood
linked to: Josiah Wedgwood I
partOf industrial development of the Potteries
transportLinkedBy Trent and Mersey Canal
turnpike roads
usedFor ceramics manufacturing
family residence
industrial experimentation
model factory community

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Etruria Hall partOf Etruria estate