Blakeney Art Pottery / Blakeney Pottery Ltd

Location and period of operation:

Earthenware manufacturer at Wolfe Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent. Originally specialising in reproductions of 19th century Staffordhire ware.
They advertised Staffordshire figues, flow blue and jardinieries. In the mid-1980s they also produced ware in the art nouveau and art deco style. 

• Founded around 1968 by Michael and Sheila Bailey as Blakeney Art Pottery at South Wolfe Street, Stoke. 

• In 2000 the business relocated to Pinnox Street, Tunstall as Blakeney Pottery Ltd

• In February 2000 Pinnox Company Ltd was registered with Pauline Meakin as Company Secretary and James Grundy as Director (who was also a director of Sydney Pottery Ltd, Bridgwood Pottery Ltd and Caledonia Pottery Ltd) - the name was changed to Blakeney Pottery Ltd in May 2000 and in August 2000 Bernard Meakin was appointed as a director. 

• Blakeney Pottery Ltd was dissolved on 19 November 2013

reproduction flow-blue jug
- the 'Victoria' Ironstone Lion & Unicorn mark is used on this type of ware 

reproduction flow-blue cheese keep

reproduction flat back mantlepiece dog

washbasin & jug
spongeware 

storage jar
spongeware 

vase in the Lotus pattern 

Marks used on ware for identification:

Blakeney sometimes used whiteware blanks from 
other companies and decorated them

this example is a blank from Sadler (& dates pre-2000)

James Sadler

Victoria
Ironstone
Staffordshire
England 

this style of mark probably pre-2000

Blakeney
Ironstone
Staffordshire
England 

Blakeney
Spongeware
Made in England

Blakeney
Made in England

this style of mark probably post-2000

Blakeney
England

'Lotus' is the pattern name 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks