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An Announcement from Hornsea Pottery Collectors’ and Research Society (23rd November 2025)

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Hornsea Pottery Collectors’ and Research Society is pleased to announce that it will return to Pilley, South Yorkshire.  The event will be held on the 23rd November 2025.

At the meeting members are welcome to sell their Hornsea Pottery items and socialise with our members at the event being held on 23rd November 2025 at Pilley Lane, Tankersley, S75 3AP.

Members also have a chance to buy and sell at the auction where rare items are sold.

A Buffet Lunch (£5.00 per head) is provided and free tea and coffee is available all day.

For more information about the event and how to join society  www.hornseapottery.co.uk

For more information please contact:

Simon Maplesden

Secretary


secretary.hpcrs@gmail.com

The Hornsea Pottery Collectors’ and Research Society (HPC&RS) Committee

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About Hornsea Pottery Collectors’ and Research Society (HPC&RS) 

The Society has been established for 34 years and brings collectors of Hornsea Pottery together to buy and sell items and to share rare finds.  Hornsea Pottery was in business from 1949 to 2000 making a wide variety of ceramics and tableware from its factories in Hornsea, East Yorkshire and later at Lancaster in Lancashire.

Best Six’ from the Hornsea Museum collection.

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Throughout this month on the run up to our AGM. We will be sharing the ‘Best Six’ from the Hornsea Museum collection.

These six items have been hand selected by Denise McGranaghan (Hornsea Museum), Paul Bickerdike (Ex Employee of Hornsea Pottery) and Lewis Rose (HPC&RS Comittee Member).

This week’s piece is a Bird Maquette- Prototype for full scale sculpture. Modelled by Alan Luckham.

View these items now on our Instagram and our Facebook Members Only page

Hornsea Museum And The Hornsea Pottery Collectors’ and Research Society 2024

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Society AGM April 2024

Through the auction sale of duplicate items from the Hornsea Museums own collection at the Society AGM back in April 2024, and through our members voting to change our Constitution we managed to raise a fantastic sum of money for the Hornsea Museum that allowed it purchase a collection of eight Wildlife sculptures.

 Modelled by Alan Compton Luckham,  of course these are now proudly on display in the Carol Harker House at the Hornsea Museum so why not check them out, link to the Museum website can be found on this site. We’d like to thank the Trustees and volunteers at the Museum for all the encouragement and support they have provided our members this past year and look forward to another great year working with all at the Hornsea Museum.

Denise McGranaghan (Hornsea Museum), Paul Watkinson (HPC&RS Chairman) & Amanda Duncan (HPC&RS Treasurer) Cheque presentation of £500.00 following Constitution change to Society annual donation.
Denise McGranaghan (Hornsea Museum), Paul Watkinson (HPC&RS Chairman) & Amanda Duncan (HPC&RS Treasurer) Cheque presentation of £500.00 following Constitution change to Society annual donation.

Autumn Meeting Great Ponton – Updated

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Autumn Meeting Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, September 24 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

This is always a popular meeting as it is right next to the A1 in Lincolnshire so easily accessible from North or South

As you arrive there will be tables laden with Hornsea Pottery and the excitement starts to rise as the perusal of the auction items starts

In the auction there are lots of unusual and rare items plus members bring their spare pieces for the new members to purchase

As always there is a wonderful buffet at noon after the official welcome. Tea / coffee and biscuits will be available all day

There is a closed Facebook page Hornsea Pottery Collectors dedicated to Hornsea Pottery where you will find more information.   Please ask to join.