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Date URL / link Page title Summary
July 4th 2026 allpotters/156.htm Zachariah Boyle & Sons | Potter | Stoke-on-Trent examples of "Chinese Flora' by Boyle and Lewis Woolf added. 
July 1st 2026 identify/Wong_Lee.htm Wong Lee Porcelain | Identification, Marks and William Lowe Confusion Completely revised and expanded page, improved explanation of Wong Lee marks and ware. 
June 30th 2026 allpotters/456.htm W. H. Goss Pottery – History, Crested Ware & Marks Completely revised and expanded page. Added company history, timeline, commemorative and Parian wares, Goss Cottages, Royal Buff, pottery marks, and links to the Cock Works, Falcon Works and William Henry Goss biography.
June 26th 2026 allpotters/263.htm E & C Challinor | Pottery manufacturer | Fenton | Stoke-on-Trent example of Ivy pattern added, examples of typical marks expanded, section on reproduction ware and marks expanded. 
June 24th 2026 allpotters/137.htm Booths Ltd | pottery manufacturers | Tunstall | Stoke-on-Trent Details of the 'Camel' drip-less spout added.
June 23rd 2026 allpotters/480.htm William Hackwood | Pottery manufacturer | Hanley | Stoke-on-Trent example of Marine Flowers pattern added.
June 22nd 2026 allpotters/978.htm John Tams & Son Ltd | Longton Stoke-on-Trent two identical coffee pot shapes: date corrected from 1950's to 1930's and description updated.  
June 16th 2026 allpotters/109c.htm Henry Birks & Sons Ltd | Canadian retailer Page created.
June 16th 2026 allpotters/849a.htm Regal Pottery Co (Ltd) | Stoke-on-Trent | The potteries layout reformatted, added details of hand painted ware marked 'C.H. Burton'
June 15th 2026 allpotters/1010.htm G W Turner & Sons layout reformatted, links improved, Jewitt description expanded, added details of the Phileau pattern
June 14th 2026 history/formation.html How the Six Towns Became Stoke-on-Trent | History of the Potteries Significant update, all content retained, reformatted and expanded. Added introduction, timeline, illustrations, tables.
June 10th 2026 allpotters/994.htm Thomas Till & Son(s) potters Burslem | The Potteries Shanghae pattern - description and example marks added.
June 9th 2026 allpotters/339.htm Davenport pottery | Longport | Stoke-on-Trent Significant update. added introduction, milestones, section on Decline of Davenports, sources table.
June 8th 2026 1701/1701.html Stoke-upon-Trent Parish Listing 1701 | Population of the Ancient Parish Significant update, all content retained but reformatted. Tables & figures renumbered. Added - introduction, map of Liberties, source details.
June 5th 2026 local_history/gaz_index.htm Stoke-on-Trent - Historical Gazetteers from 1828–1907 | The Potteries Introduction added, each of the gazetteer pages reformatted. 
June 3rd 2026 history/hundreds.html Pirehill and Totmonslow Hundreds | Early Stoke-on-Trent History Significant update, all content retained but reformatted, introductions to each section added, illustrative images added. 
June 3rd 2026 allpotters/1081.htm Wildblood, Heath & Sons | Stoke-on-Trent Details of a trio in the Wedgwood 'Tonquin' style added.
June 2nd 2026 allpotters/413a.htm  Forester and Hulme | Stoke-on-Trent Corrected registration details for the Congo pattern; added example of cheese dome in the Derby pattern.
June 2nd 2026 allpotters/180.htm British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd added example and explanation of 'Made in Great Britain' mark.
June 1st 2026 history/domesday.htm Domesday Book and Stoke-on-Trent in 1086 | The Potteries Significant update, all content retained but reformatted, introductions to each section added, illustrative images added.
May 31st 2026 timeline/index.htm Timeline of Stoke-on-Trent and The Potteries Details of Pirehill and Totmonslow Hundreds added. Details on 1086 Domesday expanded.
May 15th 2026 allpotters/32a.htm James Henry Baddeley | earthenware manufacturer Errors in the transcription of the April 1860 notice of insolvency corrected. 
May 13th to 23rd 2026 streets/index.htm Streets of Stoke-on-Trent |  Index of Districts and Streets All street index pages listed by district updated  
May 22nd 2026 markguide/who_index.htm Unknown marks of North Staffordshire pottery manufacturers Updated information on a "Trade Mark" - with Lion & Sun - monogram LBG. 
May 15th 2026 allpotters/sources.htm Sources & References | North Staffordshire Potteries Major revision: standardised bibliography format and added attribution notes
May 14th 2026 allpotters/1813_petition.htm 1813 Petition of Staffordshire Pottery Manufacturers | The Potteries Page created.
May 14th 2026 allpotters/1081b.htm Massey, Wildblood & Co | Peel Works, Longton Page created.
May 14th 2026 works/longton/peel.htm Peel Pottery, Longton | Staffordshire Pottery History Updated and expanded to include a structured works history, improved occupiers chronology, partnership changes, and details of the later redevelopment of the Peel Pottery site in Longton.
May 13th 2026 streets/index.htm Streets of Stoke-on-Trent |  Index of Districts and Streets Reorganised into geographical and historical zones to improve navigation and provide clearer access to district and street pages.
May 12th 2026 /abbey_hulton/Abbey_lane.htm Abbey Lane | Abbey Hulton | Stoke-on-Trent Page created
May 12th 2026 districts/004.htm Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent | The Potteries Significantly revised to improve structure, clarity, and navigation. Content reorganised into themed sections, with improved “On this page” and “Related pages” navigation. Supporting material has been updated and expanded.
May 11th 2026 photo_wk/073.htm details of the description of the marker added Marker at the corner of Greasley Road and Eaves Lane, Bucknall
May 11th 2026 streets/abbey_hulton.htm Abbey Hulton Streets Past & Present | Stoke-on-Trent Major revision and expansion; updated with improved navigation, historical notes, 1950s street renaming information, listed buildings, street name origins and historic OS maps showing the development of Abbey Hulton between 1880 and 1940.
May 10th 2026 listed/1a.html Abbey Farm House, Birches Head Road, Abbey Hulton | Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent 1940 OS map added; description expanded; improved navigation.
May 10th 2026 allpotters/722.htm A Meakin (Ltd) Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd  added additional details on the 'Royal Semi-Porcelain' mark. 
May 9th 2026 streets/longton_dev.htm Development of Street Names in Longton, 1828–1969 | The Potteries revised formatting, additional historical context and improved navigation.
May 8th 2026 streets/renaming.htm Renamed Streets of Stoke-on-Trent | The Potteries improved navigation, examples, maps and historical photographs.
May 6th 2026 where/025.htm Historic Gardens, Stoke Garden Festival  Corrected title of the "Sleeping Moon" - was wrongly called "Star & Moon Pool" 
May 5th 2026 ngf/index.htm The National Garden Festival Stoke-on-Trent 1986 National Garden Festival section completely updated 
May 5th 2026 mark/general.htm Dating English Pottery: A Guide to Ceramic Marks added example of Powell & Bishop mark with 'ENGLAND' 
May 5th 2026 allpotters/821.htm Powell & Bishop Added photo of shard with Royal Arms, found (2026) in Northern California, US 
May 2nd 2026 allpotters/725_100_years.htm The Story of J. & G. Meakin - 1851-1951 years New section created 2 May 2026 - Transcription of Centenary Booklet
May 1st 2026 people/meakin_index.htm The Meakin family of Potters typo corrected for birth & death of James (1839 corrected to 1830) (1855 corrected to 1885); entry for Lewis Henry Meakin added
May 1st 2026 allpotters/723c.htm Lewis Henry Meakin | Potter of Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent introduction expanded, backstamp added, link to the Meakin brothers added. 
Apr 29th 2026 mark/arms/index.htm British Royal Arms on Pottery Marks – American and British Use All pages updated; page English potters use of 'American' Symbols added. 
Apr 27th 2026 mark/general.htm Dating English Pottery: A Guide to Ceramic Marks Page reformatted and expanded with additional reference content and examples.
Apr 25th 2026 allpotters/193.htm William Brownfield & Son(s) | Potter of Stoke-on-Trent registration details for 'Pompadour' pattern added. 
Apr 21st 2026 allpotters/32.htm Ralph, John, Edward Baddeley | potters of Shelton all content added, the original page only had the period of operation.
Apr 20th 2026 location/hanley/hanley.html Hanley & Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent: Township History and 1857 Incorporation  page reformatted; added introduction with emphasis on the 1857 incorporation of Shelton & Hanley; example of pottery marks showing the place name change; 1893 trade journal entry. 
Apr 19th 2026 allpotters/33c.htm Mrs Lucy Baddeley (& Co) | potter of Longton page reformatted and introduction expanded.
Apr 19th 2026 allpotters/33b.htm William Baddeley (IV) | potter of Longton page reformatted and introduction expanded.
Apr 19th 2026 allpotters/33d.htm Mrs Elizabeth Baddeley | potter of Longton page reformatted and introduction expanded. 
Apr 18th 2026 allpotters/33a.htm Henry William Baddeley (William III) | potter of Hanley & Longton  added detailed introduction; synopsis on the manufacture of Imitation Knife Handles; Hanley and Longton maps. 
Apr 17th 2026 allpotters/33.htm William Baddeley II | potter of Eastwood removed the photos of the later Eastwood pottery of the Johnson Brothers; updated the introduction; added: entry from Jewitt; examples of ware; impressed marks. 
Apr 17th 2026 allpotters/33e.htm William Baddeley | Potter and lathe maker Page created
Apr 15th 2026 allpotters/baddeley.htm The Baddeley family of potters - originating at Eastwood | Stoke-on-Trent Page, map and table of works reformatted; introduction added.
Apr 15th 2026 allpotters/32a.htm James Henry Baddeley | earthenware manufacturer Page reformatted; introduction expanded; added example of clay smoking pipe; added biography. 
Apr 13th 2026 mark/reg.htm Pottery - British Registration numbers and diamonds Page reformatted; worked examples of registration diamonds added; explanation of the 1842 Act added; details of legal dispute over the copying of a F. Winkle ewer added. 
Apr 12th 2026 1091_design_dispute.htm F Winkle & Co | a registered design dispute Page created
Apr 11th 2026 biographies/Winkle_Frederick.htm Biography of Frederick Winkle | Pottery Manufacturer Page created
Apr 8th 2026 allpotters/960.htm Bucknall & Stevenson | Andrew Stevenson Introduction expanded; reference made to Bucknall & Stevenson; examples of ware and marks added.
Apr 4th 2026 timeline/index.htm Timeline of Stoke-on-Trent and The Potteries Page reformatted and additional events added.
Apr 2nd 2026 allpotters/526.htm Joseph Heath & Co Willow pattern added; section on Richard Jordan expanded; marks section added - especially with reference to the impressed 'propeller' mark
Apr 1st 2026 Staffordshire_Potter/index.htm The Staffordshire Potter - Harold Owen New section created
Mar 31st 2026 allpotters/1073.htm Westminster Pottery Ltd Examples of ware added.
Mar 30th 2026 allpotters/727b.htm Charles Meigh & Son Introduction expanded; examples of the three main levels of ware added; marks section expanded.
Mar 30th 2026 allpotters/729.htm Job Meigh (& Son) Section on confusion with John Meir & Son marks added.
Mar 29th 2026 allpotters/728.htm Meigh and Walthall Transcription of London Gazette added; section on ware produced added.
Mar 25th 2026 allpotters/725.htm J & G Meakin Fragment found in Pacific, Missouri added; conjecture on 1869 date marks added.
Mar 20th 2026 allpotters/388a.htm F. J. Emery Relationship to W.E. Withinshaw added; example of Thames pattern added.
Mar 20th 2026 allpotters/1093.htm W. E. Withinshaw Proprietor's name corrected from Withenshaw to Withinshaw; introduction expanded; example of Thames pattern added; example of Milan pattern added.
Mar 15th 2026 allpotters/1035.htm Thomas Walker Added fragment of ware in the Lasso pattern, found in Lima, Peru.
Mar 9th 2026 patterns/puck.html Puck - a humorous narrative series by Brownfield Page created 
Mar 6th 2026 allpotters/363.htm Dunn Bennett & Co Marks section greatly expanded, examples of ware from the 1876 to 1907 period added. 
Mar 3rd 2026 allpotters/506b.htm William & Joseph Harding Page created 
Mar 2nd  2026 allpotters/10a.htm Aidney, Griffiths & Co Introduction updated, pattern registration details added, photos of pattern 109751 added. 
Mar 2nd  2026 allpotters/1037.htm Walker & Carter Arab script plate removed as probably misattributed; added clarification on confusion with marks of Wood & Challinor; added details of the use of William Ridgway's Oriental pattern.
Mar 2nd  2026 allpotters/854b.htm Ridgways (Bedford Works) Ltd Added details of the Oriental pattern originally produced by William Ridgway. 
Mar 2nd  2026 allpotters/854.htm Ridgways Added details of the Oriental pattern originally produced by William Ridgway. 
Mar 2nd  2026 allpotters/858c.htm William Ridgway (& Co) Added details of the Oriental pattern used by subsequent manufacturers. 
Feb 24th  2026 allpotters/821a.htm Powell, Bishop & Stonier Examples of serving dishes (Sybil pattern) added.
Feb 24th  2026 allpotters/110.htm Bishop & Stonier Example of serving dish supplied to Thomas Webb and Sons added.
Feb 23rd  2026 allpotters/776.htm Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. Examples of impressed OHECL marks added. 
Feb 20th  2026 allpotters/213.htm Capper & Wood

Page tidied up, teapot in the Festoon pattern added.
Feb 19th  2026 /mark/arms/american.htm American Potters use of the Royal Coat of Arms 

Example of Pioneer Pottery mark added
Feb 10th  2026 allpotters/821.htm Powell & Bishop

Example of jug in the May pattern added.
Feb 10th  2026 allpotters/1122a.htm Wood, Challinor & Co

Example of Railway mug added, example of Caronia pattern added.
Feb 10th  2026 allpotters/533.htm Heath & Blackhurst

Example of Railway mug added.
Feb 9th  2026 allpotters/899.htm Anthony Shaw

Examples of marks with the Royal Arms updated.
Feb 2nd 2026 allpotters/880.htm Rosina China Ltd

Details of the Wartime Concentration Scheme added.
Jan 31st 2026 allpotters/653c.htm Lawleys Ltd, Lawleys Group Ltd

Details of the acquisition of Phillip's by Lawley's added; transcript of the Times Newspaper announcement of the 16th September 1948 added.
Jan 30th 2026 allpotters/797b.htm Phillips - London Retailers Details of the acquisition of Phillip's by Lawley's added - including extracts from the London Evening News.
Jan 30th 2026 allpotters/19.htm Allerton, Brough & Green Example of Chinese Moss pattern added. Date of dissolution of the partnership corrected from 1858 to 1859.
Jan 26th 2026 allpotters/595.htm Jackson & Gosling Marks section introduced; examples of the 'GAY' art deco range added; introduction expanded and details of the Wartime Concentration Scheme added; June 1939 advert added.
Jan 22nd 2026 allpotters/193.htm W Brownfield & Son Coloured examples of pattern registration 10361 added. 
Jan 14th 2026 allpotters/885c.htm Royal Crown Page created
Jan 11th 2026 mining/allmines/sneyd.htm Sneyd Colliery, Burslem 1955 map added; photo of pithead gear added. 
Jan 10th 2026 allpotters/751a.htm Morgan, Wood & Co Section on Asiatic Pheasants added.
Jan 9th 2026 allpotters/1091b.htm Winkle & Wood at the Colonial Pottery Introduction expanded; example of pattern reg 109760 added.
Jan 9th 2026 allpotters/1091a.htm Winkle & Wood at the Pearl Pottery Introduction expanded to include partner details; example of ware Rd 39635 and 109760 added.
Jan 7th 2026 allpotters/1123a.htm Frost, Hines & Wood / Wood Hines & Winkle Details of Frost, Hines & Wood added.
Jan 7th 2026 allpotters/1117a.htm Wood and Bennett Operation date range corrected to to 1889 - 1892 (was wrongly given as 1892-94); details of ownership clarified.
Jan 6th 2026 allpotters/501.htm Sampson Hancock (& Sons)

Examples of "Khang He" ware added.
Jan 5th 2026 allpotters/643.htm Lancaster & Sandland Ltd

Examples of bottle stoppers added.

Jan 3rd 2026 allpotters/743.htm Minton & Co

Marks section expanded for clarity, Florentine marks added.