Local Collectors
J.T.Wattison (1884 -1974)
John Thomas Wattison was born in the Potteries on 23 June 1884, his father R.J. Wattison was the colours manager at pottery manufacturers Bishop & Stonier in Hanley. The family lived in Burslem and after schooling J.T. apprenticed to be an ...
John Ward Collection
The History of The John Ward Collection. John Ward was a prolific fossil collector who amassed a considerable collection of coal measure fossils in his lifetime. Much of his collection was sold and distributed both before and aft...
William Hill Collection
The history of the William Hill Collection is not completely clear. We believe that when William died in 1954 he left his collection to his daughter, Doris, who had assisted him in his collecting for many years. It is likely that Doris t...
