Barratt's of Staffordshire Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Barratt's of Staffordshire Ltd

Burslem

1943

c.1991

 

Earthenware manufacturers at the Overhouse Works, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England

 

  • In 1916 William Barratt (of King & Barratt) purchased an interest in Gater Hall & Co. Both companies continued to operate until 1941 when King & Barratt was closed-down under the wartime concentration scheme, they did not reopen when restrictions were lifted. 

  • Gater Hall & Co remained in production under the concentration scheme and in 1943 the business, now under the control of William Barratt, was renamed to "Barratt's of Staffordshire Ltd" 

  • Managing Director: W. G. Barratt, Works Manager: J. Y. M. Halsall. (1947 Potteries Gazette).

  • Around 1986 there was a management buyout, the company became "BOS Realisations Ltd" but continued to trade as Barratt's of Staffordshire. The business continued in financial difficulty and in July 1987 there was a notice of voluntary winding up.  

  • The final meeting of creditors was held on the 4th July 1991. 

  • In 1992 the combination of Barratt's of Staffordshire with Royal Stafford China resulted in a new pottery name of Royal Stafford.

Previously: Gater Hall & Co.

Subsequently: Royal Stafford

 

 

 

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Details of the winding up of Barratt's of Staffordshire
 

The London Gazette
19 June 1987 


BOS Realisations Limited
(Formerly Barratt's of Staffordshire) 

 

The London Gazette
23 July 1987 


notice of the voluntary winding up of the company 

The final meeting of creditors was held on the 4th July 1991

Around 1986 there was a management buyout, the company became "BOS Realisations Ltd" but continued to trade as Barratt's of Staffordshire. The business continued in financial difficulty and in July 1987 there was a notice of voluntary winding up.  

The final meeting of creditors was held on the 4th July 1991. 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertisements 

 


Barratt's of Staffordshire Ltd.
Royal Overhouse Pottery
Burslem  .  Stoke-on-Trent  .  England

Pottery Gazette - 1947 


 

 

 

advert from 1977 - City of Stoke-on-Trent Handbook

 

 

 

Examples of ware

 


plate in the well known Willow pattern 

- more on the Willow pattern -
"Willow"
Barratts 
of Staffordshire Ltd
England 

1945+  

 

 


soup bowl in the Chelsea pattern 

This pattern features a central floral motif of pink roses, yellow daisies and blue forget-me-nots.  The rim features gold scrolls around burgundy panels containing a repeat of the floral motif.

A typical mid-20th-century style - elegant, formal and rich in colour. Similar style patterns were produced by a number of potters, including Myott, Paragon, Royal Albert, Tuscan. 
Chelsea 
"Barratts"
Staffordshire Ltd
England

Barratts
made in
England

B

The letter 'B' shows that this ware was produced under the Wartime Concentration Scheme [1942 - c.1952].

Decorated ware was only made for export. The home market was to be content with plain white or ivory coloured ware so that decorated ware could be sold abroad to earn foreign currency, especially US dollars, for the war effort. 

Decoration needs at least a third firing, often more. Decoration therefore needs greater investment from workers and in fuel. The added expense of decorated ware was a luxury which the country could not afford but which the country needed to use to its advantage in the market place 

 

 

 

 


1940/50s 
1960/70s
19670/80s

development in style of Barratt's tableware
(dates are approximate) 

 

 

 

 


plate in the TANYA pattern 

c.1970s 

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

Although some marks say "Established 1819" this is not the date of the formation of Barratt's of Staffordshire (which was formed in 1943) it was a date taken from the inscription over the entrance to the works which reads..

"Edward Challinor commenced business here A.D. 1819, and rebuilt the premises A.D. 1869"


For a couple of years Barratt's continued the use of the name 'CROWN CORONA'  which was a mark of the former Gater Hall & Co.  

REGENCY was a style name used from 1945.

Around 1954 the trade name DELPHATIC which was introduced and was extensively used. 

 

 


Crown Corona
Estd 1819
Burslem
G. H. & Co
England 

the mark of the former  Gater Hall & Co.
continued to be used for a short period

1943-c.1945 

 


Nan-Kin
Barratts 
of Staffordshire Ltd
England 

'NAN-KIN' was a pattern name
REGENCY
Barratts of Staffordshire Ltd
Made in England 

 

1945+ 

 

 


Barratts 
Made in 
England 

 the letter 'B' shows that this ware was produced under
the Wartime Concentration Scheme

1942 - c.1952

 

 

marks based on the inscription above the entrance to the works
this style of mark was typically used on transferware

 


Barratt's
Delphatic White
Tableware
England 
Delphatic White
Tableware
Barratt's
Ironstone
England 

the registration number 8755897 was for the trade name DELPHATIC
which was introduced c.1954

these marks were used interchangeably  and would often be found
on items in the same pattern (e.g. one mark on cups and the other on saucers)

 

 


Delphatic 
by Barratt's
England
China-White
Earthenware
"Delphatic China" 
an Earthenware Product by
Barratt's England
Barratt's of Staffordshire
Made in England
Fine Earthenware

marks 1961+

although some marks say "Established 1819" this is not the date of Barratt's (which was formed in 1943)
it was a date taken from the inscription over the entrance to the works which reads..

"Edward Challinor commenced business here A.D. 1819, and rebuilt the premises A.D. 1869"

 

 


Barratts of Staffordshire England

c.1970s+

TANYA is the pattern name

 

 

The Royal Overhouse Pottery 

 


 Barratts of Staffordshire Ltd
Semi Porcelain, tableware and suite for home & export
Royal Overhouse Pottery

 

- more on the Overhouse Works -   

 

In 1787, the record runs, 
"Thomas Wedgwood, Manufacturer of Cream-coloured Ware and China glazed Ware, painted with blue" worked the Overhouse Pottery at Burslem.

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The Barratt name originates with William Barratt who was partner in the firm of of King & Barratt which operated the New Gordon Pottery in the nearby town of Tunstall. 

In 1916 he purchased an interest in Gater Hall & Co. who operated at the Royal Overhouse Pottery in Burslem.  

In 1941 King & Barratt was closed-down under the wartime concentration scheme, they did not reopen when restrictions were lifted. 

Gater Hall & Co remained in production under the concentration scheme and in 1943 the business, which was now under the control of William Barratt, was renamed to "Barratt's of Staffordshire Ltd" and so the Barratt name continued. 

 

 

 

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