See the Potteries List section for the 131 Temple Street Pottery.
It is not known when he started the Pottery.
| c1775-79 | Thomas Fletcher ran the 131 Temple Street Pottery. |
Thomas Fletcher had died by March 1779 when his widow, Sarah, started paying rates on the Pottery. John Hope then took over the running of the Pottery and subsequently married Sarah Fletcher.
| 1772 | 15 May. A potter and widower of Temple parish, he was granted a licence to marry Sarah Banfield of the same parish at Temple (M). |
| 1772 | 20 May. Thomas Fletcher married Sarah Banfield (TPR). |
| 1775 | Potter and earthenwarehouse, 131 Temple Street (SD). |
| 1776 | He stood sureties of £5 each for William Ellis and John Sambrook to keep alehouses in Temple parish (AKL). |
| 1780 | 18 Dec. Presumably it was his widow who was granted a licence to marry John Hope, potter (M). John Hope continued the Pottery at 131 Temple Street. |
| Rate book entries: 25 Mar 1778-25 Mar 1779 Thos Fletcher Temple Street (Temple-W) 25 Mar 1779-25 Mar 1780 Widow Fletcher Temple Street (Temple W) 29 Sep 1778-29 Sep 1780 Widow Fletcher Temple Street (Temple-Wa) |