Cockson & Harding

Cockson & Hardings






 

Location and period of operation:

Cockson & Hardings

Hanley

& Cobridge

1856

1862

 

China manufacturer at the Cobridge Works and earthenware and brick manufacturer at the Newhall Works, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

NOTE: sometimes the location of the Newhall Works was given as Shelton. Hanley and Shelton were contiguous townships. In 1857 the two were incorporated into the County Borough of Hanley.  

  • The partners were Charles Cockson and William Mollart Harding & Joseph Booth Harding - hence the 'S' on Hardings in the company name. 

  • The New Hall works had, from 1842, been in the hands of the Hackwood family of potters. Cockson & Hardings marked some of their ware with an impressed mark 'Late Hackwood'  

  • The partnership was dissolved in January 1863. Charles Cockson continued at the Cobridge China works and William & Joseph Harding continued earthenware and brick manufacture at the Newhall Works.  



Cockson & Hardings
Cobridge China Works
and
New Hall Pottery
Hanley

Advert: 1861 Harrison, Harrod & Co Directory of Staffordshire  

courtesy: R.K. Henrywood 
Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900

 

The London Gazette
23 January 1863 


Notice of the dissolution of the partnership of
Cockson and Hardings 

NOTE: The notice gives one of the business locations as
Colridge - this is a typo, it should read Cobridge

 

 


Flow blue cup & saucer 

 

 


miniature plate 

 

 


miniature lidded tureen with ladle

Cockson & Hardings produced a range of miniature ware
  

 

 


hand painted bowl in the Apple Bloom pattern 
Cockson & Hardings 

 

photos courtesy: Ria van Broekhoven

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

 


C & H
Late
Hackwood

(impressed) 

The New Hall works had, from 1842, been in the hands of the Hackwood family of potters. Cockson & Hardings marked some of their ware with an impressed mark 'Late Hackwood' .

 

 

 


Cockson & Hardings (printed)

C & H  Late Hackwood (impressed) 

 


C & H 

Imperial Wreath is the pattern name

 

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