Griffiths, Beardmore & Birks






 

Location and period of operation:

Griffiths, Beardmore & Birks

Lane End

c. 1828

c. 1831?

 

Earthenware manufacturer at Flint Street, Lane End (Longton), Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • Godden notes that the partnership of Griffiths, Beardmore & Birks is recorded in the March 1830 rate records.

  • Coysh & Henrywood note that this partnership succeeded Thomas Griffiths & Co and that they are listed in directories for 1828 and 1830.  

  • They were "succeeded by Beardmore & Birks who were certainly in operation by 1834".

 

Previously: Thomas Griffiths & Co

Subsequently: Beardmore & Birks

 

 

 

'Rose Border' series 

 

There are known to be fifteen different views in the light blue Rose Border series by Griffiths, Beardmore & Birks. 

Some patterns were pirated from the Blue Rose Border series by Wedgwood. Various items bearing a mock-Minton mark titled “British Views” are considered to be part of the series. 

Coysh & Henrywood

 


Cray Place
G B & B 

Griffiths, Beardmore & Birks jug 

Foots Cray Place - a county house in Kent, England featured on the 'Rose Border' series 

  pictures courtesy: the Friends of Blue

 

 


platter in the typical Willow Pattern

- more on the Willow Pattern -  
Staffordshire Ironstone China
G B & B 

the Royal Arms on the ware is the version used from the Act of Union in 1800 - until 1837

- click for more on the Royal Arms -

 

 

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks