“Views of St Leonards on 19th century Porcelain” Christopher Maxwell-Stewart

Rockingham porcelain was made for only 26 years, between 1836 and 1842. A small group of artefacts of this famous manufactory featured hand-painted illustrations of notable buildings of James Burton’s St Leonards New Town. The Chamberlain’s works at Worcester followed suit with other illustrations of Burton buildings painted by the outworkers Doe and Rodgers. These fragile specimens are increasingly difficult to find. Christopher’s talk will illustrate the range of these delightful artefacts which he has identified over the past 40 years. They include specimens featuring North Lodge, the Clockhouse and East Lodge.