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Other London Collections: Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre

Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre

Photograph of vase
Martin Brothers' stoneware ornamental vase
The Centre holds the archives and local history collections for the borough. It also houses a small collection of post-medieval ceramics, mainly stoneware, from important local factories, which have been acquired through local connections. Most of the collection is on display in the archives searchroom, with a few minor pieces in store.

The collection includes several items in stoneware from the Martin Brothers' studio in Fulham, made before they moved to Southall c 1878, including decorative vases and two of the famous 'wally birds'. There are about 140 pieces of Fulham stoneware, ranging in date from the late 17th to the 20th century; including a complete water filter, bartmann-type jugs and mugs from the time of John Dwight, and a good selection of hunting mugs.

A fireplace made by the Fulham Pottery and now in Hammersmith Library, can be viewed by appointment. The collection also includes a number of decorated tiles, eight tile panels and a vase from William de Morgan's factory at Sands End, Fulham, which was set up in 1888.

Highlights of the collection:

Address: The Lilla Huset, 191 Talgarth Road, London W6 8BJ

Tel: 020 8741 5159/020 8753 3850; Fax: 020 8741 4882

Email: archives@lbhf.gov.uk

Website: http://www.lbhf.gov.uk

Photograph of Wally bird
Martin Brothers' stoneware bird figurine.
Opening times: Mon 9.30 am - 8.00 pm; Tues, Sat 9.30 am - 1.00 pm; Thurs 9.30 am - 4.30 pm; Weds, Fri closed. From January 4th 2005, opening hours will be Mon, Thurs 9.30 am to 4.30 pm; Tues 9.30 am to 7.45 pm; Weds, Fri closed; 2nd Sat in month only 9.30 am to 4.30 pm.

Admission: Free.

Access: Car parking for disabled visitors only by prior arrangement; free enquiry service for those who cannot visit; talks and local history walks by members of staff; open days, seminars and exhibitions; advice on the care and conservation of records.

Publications:
Green, C. 1999, John Dwight's Fulham Pottery: Excavations 1971-79, London: English Heritage
Haselgrove, D and Murray, J (eds) 1979, John Dwight's Fulham Pottery 1672-1978: a collection of documentary sources, Journal of Ceramic History 11

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