Myott, Son & Co (Ltd)






 

Location and period of operation:

Myott, Son & Co (Ltd)

Stoke
Cobridge

1898 
1902

1902
1976

 

Earthenware manufacturer originally in  Stoke, and then from 1902 at Cobridge Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • In 1895 Ashley Myott was apprenticed to the firm of George Thomas Mountford who was operating at the Alexander pottery in Wolfe Street, Stoke. 

  • G. T. Mountford died 2nd January 1898 and the Myott family (James Myott, the father) purchased the Mountford business. James's son Ashley Myott, aged 19 at the time, became manager of the business. 

  • In 1900 part of the extensive W. Brownfield & Son works in Cobridge was demolished for housing development, some of the land was acquired by Myott, in 1902 they had completed a new factory which they also named the Alexander pottery.  At the time Ashley Myott was aided by his brother Sydney Myott. 

  • Sydney Myott (b.1871) was three times the Mayor of the neighbouring borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme and he was very much involved in local matters. 

  • In 1925 Myott expanded their Alexander Pottery works to include the existing adjacent Brownfield Works - the combined works was called the Alexander Potteries. 

  • From around 1940 to 1950 Marcel Goldscheider (an Austrian migrant figure modeller) was based at Myott's works and Myott produced ware to his design and on his behalf. 

  • 1942 Myott became incorporated as a limited company - Myott, Son & Co. Ltd. the registered directors were the brothers Ashley & Sydney Myott.

  • August 1949 - there was a fire in the offices and in part of the original Alexander Works. Many company records and pattern books were destroyed. Manufacturing continued in the adjacent section of the factory which was originally the Brownfield Works.

  • After the fire at the Myott factory in August 1949 Goldscheider moved to his own works in John Street, Hanley. 

  • January 1953 'Ashley Myott Esq., Chairman and Managing Director, Myott Son and Company, Ltd.' was awarded a Knighthood. 

  • 1960 - Ashley Myott was listed as the Chairman and K. Folkes as Sales Director [Pottery Gazette]

  • January 1961 - Ashley Myott retired and control of the business moved to James Sadler & Sons Ltd. [Handbook of British Pottery Manufacturers 1900-2010].

  • 1969 - Interpace Corporation (New Jersey, US) purchased both Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd. and Myott & Sons Ltd. who operated as separate companies.

  • March 1974 - Myott acquired the share capital of Alfred Meakin - both businesses continued to operate under their own names until the formation of Myott-Meakin Ltd in 1976.

 

Formerly: G. T. Mountford 

Subsequently: Myott-Meakin Ltd

 



Arthur Street, Cobridge
Myott, Son & Co., earthenware manufacturers

from..... 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

 

Arthur Street was newly built c.1901 at the same time
as the new Myott Alexander Works

In the early 1950's Arthur Street was renamed Crane Street.

 

 

 


Myott Son & Co. Ltd.
Alexander Potteries, Hanley
Manufacturers of Fine 
Staffordshire Earthenware
in the most extensive range of patterns at all prices
Also manufacturers of the now famous
"China-Lyke" Ware
in the classic shape
which in apperance is indistinguishable from china

Advert: The Pottery Gazette Reference Book 1960

 

 


flow blue style plate with gilt - in the 'Dudley' pattern
M S & Co
Stoke

the shield/crown style mark is based on that used by the predecessor  G. T. Mountford 

produced by Myott, Son & Co at the Alexander Works, Wolf Street, Stoke between 1898 and 1902

 

 

 
Pair of vases in the Bayeux pattern
Imperial Semi Porcelain 

 


  
hand painted Art Deco style vase

the registration number shows that the pattern was registered in 1928 

 

 

 
Plate in the Royal Crown Range

the pattern is 'The Bouquet' 

the Royal Crown range was introduced c.1930

 

 

 


Royal Crown
Staffordshire
H. W 340


although this mark does not have the Myott Son & Co name it is
the same pattern and pattern number (HW340) as the
Myott England's Countryside

 

photos courtesy: Chris & Sandra Morgan 

 


Myott Son & Co
Hanley
Est : 1880
England's Countryside
Made in England
H. W 340

Myott Son & Co were actually established 1898 
- it was the predecessor G. T. Mountford who was
established in 1880

 

 

 

  
Cube teapot produced by Myott for the Cunard ocean liners

Cube teapot on Wikipedia 

 

 


Made in England
by Goldscheider
with Myott Son & Co
Staffordshire

 

   

From around 1940 to 1950 Marcel Goldscheider ( an Austrian migrant figure modeller) was based at Myott's works and Myott produced ware to his design and on his behalf. 

After the fire at the Myott factory in August 1949 Goldscheider moved to his own works in John Street, Hanley. 

 

 


sauce boat and saucer - Dior design

part of the "China-Lyke" range 
introduced c.1959 

 

 

 


Bowls in the OLD ENGLAND series
one produced by Royal Sphinx in Holland
and one produced by Myott, Son & Co in England
Made in Holland
Royal Sphinx
Maastricht 
Cambridge
OLD ENGLAND

 


Made in England
Myott, Son & Co
Staffordshire 
Cambridge
OLD ENGLAND

 

Identical pattern produced by Royal Sphinx in Holland and Myott, Son & Co in England. 
It is probable that the pattern was licenced by Myott to Royal Sphinx and the transfer plates produced by the same engraver. 

photos courtesy:  Allá Popova

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

M S & Co

MYOTTS

Myott Son & Co

Royal Crown

Old England

 

 


M S & Co
Stoke

1898 - 1902

DUDLEY is the pattern name 

the shield/crown style mark is based on 
that used by the predecessor  G. T. Mountford 

 


M S & Co
England

c.1900+

 
M S & Co
England

c.1900+

the mark appears with and without the words 'Semi Porcelain'
Impreial Semi Porcelain
Myott Son & Co
England

c.1907+

BAYEUX is the pattern name

 

 


Myotts
Royal Crown
Staffordshire
England

c.1930+

Royal Crown isn't a pattern name - it is a range of ware
Myott
Staffordshire
England

c.1930+
Myott Son & Co
Made in England

c.1936+

this marks appears with and without the impressed marks or the 'Hand Painted'

 

 


Myott Son & Co
Hanley
Est : 1880
England's Countryside
Made in England
Myott Son & Co
Hanley
Est : 1880
Shakespeare Land
Made in England
Myott Son & Co
Hanley
Est : 1880
"Swing Time"
Made in England

in the 1930s Myott launched a range of ware - all of which have Est : 1880

Myott Son & Co were actually established 1898 
- it was the predecessor G. T. Mountford who was
established in 1880

 

 


BY
Myott Son & Co Ltd
Made in England

Ware with the BY marks were produced between 1945 and 1952 under the Wartime Concentration Scheme.

During the Second World War production was concentrated in a reduced number of factories in order to save materials, energy and labour as these were needed elsewhere for the war.

This “concentration” of the industry was a restructuring to allow people to leave the the pottery trade to work in the armed forces or industries in demand for the war effort.


   


Myott's
"China-Lyke"
Ware
Staffordshire
England

c.1959+
"Safari"
Myott's
England

c.1961+
Myott
Olde Chelsea
Staffordshire
England

c.1961+

 

 


MYOTT
England

moulded mark 

 

Factories operated by Myott:

This summary of the Myott manufacturing locations should help to clear up some of the confusion surrounding their factories and location of business.

The Myott business only operated from two locations: 

1. The Wolfe Street area of Stoke town  - c.1898 to 1902

2. The site of the Brownfield Works on the boundary of Cobridge & Hanley - c.1902 onwards

 

Wolfe Street

From 1880 the firm of George Thomas Mountford was operating at the Alexander pottery in the area of Stoke town which was to become Wolfe Street.

Mountford died 2nd January 1898 and the Myott family purchased the Mountford business. 

The area around Wolfe Street was being redeveloped in the late 1890s to allow the setting out of streets  and building of a market hall.



1880 map of Stoke town showing the area where G. T. Mountford's  Alexander pottery was located 
to help locate the area - top right is St. Peter's Church and to the left is the Newcastle-under-Lyme canal

the blue square shows a house and gardens which was to be the location of the market hall
the red line shows the route of the yet to be built Wolfe Street 
- it was in this area where the Mountford's  Alexander pottery was located 

 



1900 map of the same area showing the newly laid out Wolfe Street and the Market Hall 

it was c.1900 that Myott acquired land on and around the  W. Brownfield & Son works in Cobridge  

 

Works at Cobridge 

William Brownfield had a works at a major crossroads on the outskirts of Cobridge, these works were close to the boundary between Cobridge and Hanley. 

As the town of Hanley grew in size and importance this area was, although strictly in Cobridge, sometimes refered to as Hanley.   

Around 1900 this part of Cobridge was being developed and a part of the extensive Brownfield works was demolished for housing development, Douglas and Arthur Streets were set out. 

  • Some of the land was acquired by Myott and in 1902 they had completed a new factory which they also named the Alexander pottery (after the original works in Stoke). 

  • Part of the Brownfield works was not demolished and remained in production - it was worked by the Upper Hanley Pottery (Grimwades Ltd.) who operated there from around 1902 until c.1911.

  • In 1925 Myott expanded their Alexander Pottery works to include the existing adjacent Brownfield Works - the combined works was called the Alexander Potteries (in the plural). The main entrance to the works was at the end of Arthur Street. 

  • August 1949 - there was a fire in the offices and in part of the original Alexander Works. Many company records and pattern books were destroyed. Manufacturing continued in the adjacent section of the factory which was originally the Brownfield Works.

  • In the early 1950's there was extensive renaming of duplicate street names across Stoke-on-Trent Arthur Street was renamed Crane Street.  

  • This renaming of Arthur Street to Crane Street has caused some confusion with some people thinking that, after the fire, Myott transfered the manufacturing to a different works - The supposed 'Crane Street Works in Hanley'. In fact production continued in the unaffected area of the Alexander Pottery.

  • After the fire the frontage of the works was remodelled. 

  • In April 2000 the Churchill group took over the name (but not the works) of the Sadler & Son pottery in Burslem and moved some limited production to the former Myott works in Crane Street.

  • By 2010 the works had been demolished and in 2017 planning permission was granted for house bulding on the site. Barratt Homes have developed the site which is called 'Alexander Gate'  

 

 


1880 map showing the extensive Brownfield Works at the crossroads in Cobridge

 

 


1924 map showing the devopment of housing and the setting out of Douglas and Arthur Streets
 the reduced Brownfield Works and the Alexander Pottery are shown  

In 1900 part of the extensive Brownfield works in Cobridge was demolished for housing development, some of the land was acquired by Myott, in 1902 they had completed a new factory which they also named the Alexander pottery (after the original works in Wolfe Street, Stoke). 

The Brownfield Works (reduced in size following the development of the area) was occupied by the Upper Hanley Pottery (Grimwades Ltd.) who operated there until c.1911.

 

 


1951 map showing the much expanded Alexander Pottery

In 1925 Myott expanded their works to include the adjacent Brownfield Works - the combined works was called the Alexander Potteries. 

In the early 1950's Arthur Street was renamed Crane Street.  

 

Courtesy: Old-Maps.co.uk  

 

 


Myott Son & Co
Alexander Potteries

Arthur Street in the 1930's

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Myott Son & Co
Alexander Potteries

Crane Street in 1963

the frontage was refurbished following the fire in 1949
Arthur Street was renamed to Crane Street in the early 1950's

 

 Courtesy: Staffordshire Past Track

 

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