Adams: Britain's oldest potting dynasty

Abstract

"A lavishly illustrated account of Britain's oldest potting family, chronicling their fascinating history through an unequalled five-hundred-year tenure and providing intimate glimpses of members of this ancient lineage from their first mention in the historic record in 1448 through to the middle of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Chapter 1. Early Adams Ancestors (1299-1563) -- Chapter 2. Hulton Abbey and the Dissolution (1223-1536) -- Chapter 3. Butterpots, Tygs and Quagmires (17th & 18th Century) -- Chapter 4. The Mysterious Dutchmen of Bradwell (1688-1700) -- Chapter 5. Adams of Longcroft, Brick House and Cobridge Hall (1563-1869) -- Chapter 6. Adams of Greengates (1746-1821) -- Chapter 7. Adams of Bagnall & Fenton Hall (1600-1829) -- Chapter 8. Adams of Greenfield - William Adams IV (1798-1865) -- Chapter 9. Dawn of the Twentieth Century - William Adams V of Greenfield and Wolstanton (1833-1952) -- Chapter 10. The Last of the Adams Master Potters (1909-1966).