William Morley & Co




 

Location and period of operation:

 

William Morley & Co

Fenton

1944

1957

 

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Salopian Works, Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The business was started by William Morley in 1879. From 1906 the company traded as Morley & Fox - the senior partner was William Morley and junior partner William Garrett Fox. 

  • In 1944 the company name reverted to William Morley & Co. 

  • The Managing Director was Major J.W. Gordon Morley, the Chairman F.H. Barlow and the Company Secretary was Miss J. Hodgkinson. 

  • On the 5th June 1957 a resolution was passed that the company be voluntarily would up and liquidators were appointed. 

 

Formerly: Morley, Fox & Co. 

 


Earthenware manufacturers
of Dinner & Teaware
for Export

Wm Morley & Co. Ltd.
Fenton Manor
Stoke-on-Trent
Please note change of name
from Morley, Fox & Co. Ltd.

advert: Pottery Gazette Reference Book 1947

 

 


William Morley & Company Ltd.
manufacturers of Fine Earthenware since 1879
Victoria Road, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

advert: Pottery Gazette Reference Book 1956

 

 

The London Gazette
11 June 1957 



notice of the voluntary winding up of the company

 

 

 


trio in a hand painted pattern - produced for export 
Morley Ware
Made in England

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

 

 

  
bowl in the Indian Tree pattern 

 

 


commemoration ware

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
June 2nd 1953

 

this mark gives the month/year of manufacture in Roman numbers

V / III for May 1953 

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

 

trade names:

these names were also used by the former
Morley, Fox & Co.

HOMELEIGH
WARE


CROWN MANOR WARE

MORLEY WARE
MADE IN ENGLAND

 

 


 Homeleigh Ware
hand painted
MF
England 

note: Homeleigh Ware with 'MF' included was
made by the former Morley, Fox & Co

 

 

 


Crown Manor Ware 


Morley
Ware
Made in England

these two marks were used by William Morley & Co and 
also used by the former Morley, Fox & Co from around 1938 onwards 

 

 


Morley Ware
England
Est. 1879 

this mark gives the month/year of 
manufacture in Roman numbers

I / IV for January 1954 

 

 

      


 

 


bottle ovens of the Salopian Works of William Morley & Co

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photo: 1976 - Terry Wooliscroft collection 

 

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