Westminster Pottery Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Westminster Pottery Ltd

Hanley

1948

1956

 

Earthenware manufacturer at Robson Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • Producers of "Earthenware and Yellow ware... breakfast, dinner, tea, coffee, hotel, canteen, kitchen, nursery ware; sandwich, supper, fruit, trinket, salad sets; biscuit barrels; bulb, cereal bowls; cheese dishes; figures and statuetts; floral groups; flower jugs; pudding, salad bowls; teapots."

  • In 1951 the company directors and managers were listed as: Dirs.: F.S. Anstey, H.N. Anstey and B. Anstey. Sales Dir.: B. Anstey. Decng. Mgress.: Mrs. W. Smith. Works Mgr.: G. Walton. 

 

 

 


Old English Cottage Ware
Westminster Pottery Ltd
Robson Street, Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Advert: Pottery Gazette November 1950 

Westminster Pottery produced general earthenware, including
Old English Cottage Ware - similar to that produced by Price Brothers.   

 

 

 

 

Old English Cottage Ware

 

 

 

   

A large, colorful ceramic figure featuring a green parrot perched on a black rocky base

 

 

 

Tavern Series - Toby jugs 

 

 

Watchman Jeremy 

 

 

 

Ostler Josh 

An ostler was employed at an inn or stable to take care of guests' horses, serving as a groom

 

 

Just So Series - Character jugs 

 


Outlaw 
Jock 

  

 

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

Trade names 

Westminster

Old English Cottage Ware

Just So
[Character Jugs] 

Barrel Ware 

Tavern Series
 [Toby Jugs] 

Castlecliffe Ware

[Godden notes that this trade mark 
was registered in 1952] 

 

Westminster
Hanley, Staffs
Made in England

 

Westminster
Made in Staffs
England

 

Questions, comments, contributions?  email: Steve Birks

 

 


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Last Updated 31 March 2026: Examples of ware added.