Kensington Pottery Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Kensington Pottery Ltd

Hanley
Longport

c.1922
c.1937

1937
Dec 1961

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Kensington Works, Hanley and then from 1937 at the Top Bridge Works, Longport, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. 

  • Kensington Pottery operated at the Kensington Works in Hanley.

  • Around 1937 Gerald Wood, the Managing Director of the Arthur Wood Group acquired a controlling interest in Kensington Pottery Ltd. Since 1934 the Arthur Wood Group had owned Price Bros, who operated from the Top Bridge Works.

  • Upon acquisition Kensington Pottery moved manufacturing to the Top Bridge Works and continued to operate under their own name. 

  • In December 1961 Price Bros (Burslem) Ltd and Kensington Pottery Ltd. were amalgamated as Price & Kensington Potteries Ltd.

 

 

Sunsequently:  Price & Kensington Potteries Ltd.

 


Child's bowl 

 

 


preserve / condiment jar 

 

 


Spice jar

 

 

 

Marks and initials used on ware for identification:

K P H
the "H" is the town name "Hanley"
 c.1922-37 

K P B
the "B" is the town name "Burslem"
c.1937-61 


KENSINGTON 
WARE
ENGLAND

 


KENSINGTON
WARE
K P H
ENGLAND

c.1922-37 

(the "H" in the knot is the town name "Hanley") 

 
2218 is likely the 
pattern number 

KENSINGTON
WARE
K P B
ENGLAND
c.1937-61
(the "B" in the knot is the town name "Burslem") 

 

 


the Kensington Works on St. James Street, Hanley
 Kensington Potteries operated here from c.1922-37

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Top Bridge Works, Longport, Burslem
Kensington Potteries operated here from c.1937-61
and then became Price & Kensington Potteries Ltd. 

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