C
Challinor |
Location and period of operation:
Charles
Challinor |
Fenton |
1892 |
96 |
Earthenware and
Ironstone manufacturer at Fenton Potteries,
Fenton,
Stoke-on-Trent, England.
|
Formerly: E & C Challinor (1862-91)
platter in the aesthetic Gordon pattern |
C. Challinor & Co England The same trade mark was used by Challinor & Mayer |
wash set with hand painting and gilding see information on Ironstone China |
Royal Ironstone China C. Challinor & Co England mark using the Royal Arms |
photos courtesy: Anita Smith
Marks used on ware for identification:
C CHALLINOR & CO
ENGLAND
C. Challinor & Co England The same trade mark was used by Challinor & Mayer |
Royal Ironstone China C. Challinor & Co England mark using the Royal Arms |
CHALLINOR, Charles (1829-93), colliery owner, Fenton. CC was born in Leek on 19 July 1829, the son of William Challinor and Mary nee Shelmerdine. His numerous business interests included the managing directorship of John Challinor and Co. Ltd., Glebe Colliery, and interests in E. and C. Challinor and Co., Fenton Pottery, Baker and Co., earthenware manufacturers, Gimson and Co., Fenton, Stilt and Spur Works, Wallace and Co., Railway Stilt Works, Charles Challinor, Pinnox Works, Tunstall (employing 3,000 people), Charles Challinor, Fenton Tileries and E. and C. Challinor, Stoke upon Trent, flint and stone mills.
He was a churchman and a
Conservative, served as an improvement commissioner and on the Fenton Board of
Health. He was a vice-president of the North Staffs. Infirmary.
On 19
April 1855 he married Lettice Adams, daughter of William Adams of Greenfield,
and had four sons and six daughters. He lived at the Lodge, Oakhill, in 1861,
and later at Basford Hall. Charles died on 13 February 1893 at Fenton, following an accident involving a steam engine at Glebe colliery.
This colliery derives its name
from its association with the
Sources: Adams, Notes; Staffs. Advertiser 18 February 1893; People of the Potteries |
to the right is the Fenton
Pottery
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