Bottle Kilns Falcon Works, Stoke
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Bottle Kilns Falcon Works, Stoke
Image: © Brian Deegan Taken: 12 Jul 2020
Henry Goss moved to the Falcon Works around 1870. In 1873 Goss registered a patent for improvements in manufacturer of various items made from ceramic materials. Between 1902 and 1905 the Falcon Works were extended. W H Goss died in 1906 and was buried in Hartshill Cemetery. For probate the business and effects were valued at £59,603 14s 5d. (equivalent of £6 million in 2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Goss http://www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/150.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.001269
Longitude
-2.189199