The Campbell Brick & Tile Co






 

Location and period of operation:

The Campbell Brick & Tile Co

Stoke

1875

1882

 

Brick & Tile manufacturer in Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • "Herbert Minton began his work with encaustic tiles in the early 19th century, adding it to the china business proper in the 1840s. After his death in 1858 his two partners, nephew Colin Minton Campbell and nephew-in-law Michael Daintry Hollins, entered into a new arrangement which lasted for around a decade before it was dissolved. At this point Campbell took over the china & earthenware side of the business and Hollins took charge of tile production, but the right to produce and sell tiles under various Minton names remained contested by the two parties for many years after". Minton Archive

  • In 1869, Robert Minton Taylor set up a new tile business, trading as Robert Minton Taylor, until he was bought out by Colin Minton Campbell in 1875. An advert from the 1875 Keates Directory states that the manufacturing takes place at 'Minton's China Works' and that Robert Minton Taylor is the Manager.

  • Campbell continued Taylor's business initially as Minton Brick & Tile Co, but changed the name to Campbell Brick & Tile Co in 1875, after Hollins had taken out a court order to stop Taylor and Campbell using the Minton name for tile production. ref: British Museum. 

  • The firm traded as Campbell Tile Co from 1882

 

 

Subsequently: The Campbell Tile Co.

 

 


The Campbell Brick and Tile Co
Stoke-upon-Trent
manufacturers of
Encaustic and Geometrical tiles and Mosaics
for Churches, Public Buildings, Halls, Vestibules,
Conservatories, &c.
Majolica, Glazed & Other Tiles,
for Hearths, Fire-places, baths, Walls, &c.
Enamelled and Earthenware Tiles, from Minton's
China Works.
Robert Minton Taylor, Manager
206, Great Portland Street, London, W

Note the reference to 'Minton's China Works' and 
Robert Minton Taylor as Manager

 Advertisement from 1875 Keates Directory
Courtesy: R. K. Henrywood, Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900


Tiles of every description
are manufactured by
The Campbell Brick and Tile Company
Stoke-on-Trent
and
206, Great Portland Street, London, W

Mosaic, Encaustic, Geometrical,
Majolica, Printed and Hand Painted Tiles
for interior and exterior decoration of churches,
chapels, schools, municipal buildings and residences
also
Building Bricks, Ridges, Roofings, &c.

 The Pottery Gazette,  May 1st 1880

 

 

 

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