The potteries on William Brown St - Shaw's Brow as was are well documented. They initally made tin-glazed earthenware, or Delftware before starting to make porcelain as well. There were 2 main factories. The first owned by Samuel Gilbody the elder and Thomas Morris from 1714-1752 and then Samuel Gilbody the younger up to 1760. They made porcelain from about 1754. the other main factory was owned by a succession of pottes from about 1747. These included Richard Chaffers (1747-65), Philip Christian (1765-78), Seth Pennington with assorted partners from 1778 to about 1805. There were many other manufacturers across the city - Zacariah Barnes and James Cotter on Haymarket, William Reid on Brownlow Hill, Park Lane pothouse, Copperas Hill Pottery, one ion Islington, the afore mentioned Herculaneum (a bit later than the others 1796-1840) and the print works of John Sadler and Guy Green - whom wedgwood sent things to to be printed on. these guys invented the technique.

Much of the wares can be seen in the Walker Art Gallery or the Williamson in Birkenhead.