The operating firm, Ashtead Potters Ltd., employed disabled ex-servicemen recruited via labour exchanges across the south of England.
The founder was Sir Lawrence Weaver, who received assistance from Clough Williams-Ellis and politician Stafford Cripps.
Designers included Phoebe Stabler (Poole Pottery and Royal Doulton) and Percy Metcalfe.
[2] The Ashtead Pottery closed in January 1935 due to a downturn in trade in the 1930s, and the death of Sir Lawrence.
Victoria Works was demolished in 1985 and the site redeveloped as a sheltered housing project.