Holmes & Plant






 

Location and period of operation:

Holmes & Plant 

Burslem

June 1884

1887?

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Sylvester Works, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • The partners were Edwin Holmes and Ralph Plant. Previously Thomas Madew had been in partnership with them until the 24th June 1884 when he left the business. 

  • Holmes & Plant were also recorded by Jewitt as being - at the Waterloo Works in Hanley - they probably kept some interest in the works from the time when a previous partnership, Holmes, Plant and Whitehurst operated there.

  • When Holmes & Plant ceased operation the works were absorbed into the adjacent Nile Street works of Doulton & Co.


Previously:- Holmes, Plant & Maydew 

 

 

  
platter in the Bouquet pattern
aesthetic style transferware 

the registration number 19413 shows that the pattern 
was registered on the 23 December 1884

 

 


jug in the Dover pattern
aesthetic style transferware 

the registration number 64498 shows that the pattern 
was registered on the 20 December 1886

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

 


H & P
B S
E

B - Burslem
S - Sylvester Works
E - England

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email:  Steve Birks