George Warrilow (& Sons) (Ltd)






 

Location and period of operation:

George Warrilow (& Sons) (Ltd)

Longton

1887

1940

 

China manufacturer at the Park Place Works, Longton (1887-88) then from 1889 at the Queens Pottery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England. 
  • George Warrilow was in partnership with James Herbert Cope at the Wellington Works, Stafford Street, Longton from 1880 until they parted ways in 1887. 

  • Cope remained at the Wellington Works and Warrillow moved to the Park Place Works in Longton for the two years 1887 & 1888 - in 1889 moved to the Queen's Pottery works in nearby Sutherland Road, Longton. 

  • George Warrilow and his sons Harry, George and Frederick operated at the Queen's Pottery.

  • Frederick Warrilow left the partnership in May 1895 and George in May 1901 leaving Harry Warrilow to continue the business - the name George Warrilow and Sons was retained. 

  • The Warrilow business closed in 1940 and then the Queen's Pottery was operated by  Rosina China Co Ltd

 

Subsequently: Rosina China Co Ltd

 

 


 


Sutherland Road
Warrilow and Sons,
china manufacturers

 

from: 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

 

 


 


George Warrilow & Son's
Queen's Pottery, Longton
China: Suitable for Home, Foreign and Colonial Markets
Specialities: Tea and Breakfast Sets
Variety of New Shapes and Designs
Queen's White Fluted, Badged Ware
 

Pottery Gazette - 1st November 1909 

 


 

 


Warrilow specialised in tea and breakfast sets

 

 


Imari style patterns were popular

- more on Imari ware 

 

 

'ROSINA'  plate

Several marks include the trade name "Queens China" 
and or "ROSINA"

 


 

 

Initials & Marks used on ware for identification:

G W

initials on many different marks
the name of the pattern is often 
included.
1887-92

 

G W & S

G W & SONS

initials on many different marks
the name of the pattern is often 
included.
1892 - 1928

From 1928  "LTD" was added


Several marks include the trade name "Queens China" 
and or "ROSINA"


 

 

Queens China 
G. W. & Sons, England

marks - 1892 - 1928

 


ROSINA 
Queens China 
G. W. & S.LTD, 
England

mark - 1928+
(Ltd added from 1928)

 

 


 

 


George Warrilow's Queen's Pottery

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