From the Collection donated by Jean and Rebecca Pine.
Caledonian Pottery was the third of Glasgow’s great industrial potteries to be founded. It was established in Garngadhill in the north of Glasgow about 1800. It moved to Farmeloan Road, Rutherglen between 1872 and 1874 and was taken over by W.P.Hartley, the jam makers of Liverpool in 1898. The company was prosperous until 1929 when it was adversely affected by the Depression and closed down.
Its gas fired kilns were built in the early 1890s and were the only ones of their kind anywhere in the world. The company exported its pottery all over the world.
The pottery was uncovered as part of the work on creating the M74 extension route. Over a period of months, the site was carefully excavated, and many of the items found, including bottles, jars and tea pots, are now on show as part of a special display in Rutherglen Town Hall.
Visit Transport Scotland web site to discover more about the dig.