 Deritend Ware was produced in the Digbeth, Deritend and Bull Ring areas of Birmingham  in kilns that were probably located in the back yards of houses.The orange clay is the Mercia Mudstone that underlies this area of Birmingham and would have been obtained locally, while the white clay would have been brought from further afield.Evidence for the manufacture of Deritend ware in Birmingham was first discovered during the widening of High Street, Deritend in 1953, when misfired fragments of pottery were found to the south of the main road.