Paramount
Pottery Co Ltd |
Location and period of operation:
Paramount
Pottery Co Ltd |
Hanley |
1946 |
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Earthenware manufacturer at Ranelagh Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. In the 1860/70s the Ranelagh Works had been worked by James Oldham - 'Earthenware, Mosaic and Ornamental Stoneware' manufacturer.
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cheese keep
milk jug
fox & hounds tea set
cottage teapot
Staffordshire
Chef Ware
Made in England
Chef Ware
by far the vast majority of Chef Ware is blue and white striped
occasionally jugs were produced
with green & yellow stripes
photos courtesy: Vicki Verheyen
Marks and initials used on ware for identification:
Paramount Pottery
Co Ltd
England
Paramount Pottery
Staffordshire
England
Hand Painted
PCC
England
Paramount
Pottery
Staffordshire
England
Hand Painted
sometimes the PCC England mark
appears on its own
without the printed mark
Staffordshire Chef Ware Made in England |
Staffordshire Ironstone Chef Ware Made in England |
the trade name 'Staffordshire Chef Ware' name was used on the striped kitchen ware
1951 map showing the Paramount
Pottery, Ranelagh Street, Hanley
Red oval - Paramount Pottery
Light blue oval - Langdale Pottery
Green rectangle - Hanley Town Hall and the Victoria Hall
Purple rectangle - Bell Works
map courtesy: old-maps.co.uk
the two bottle ovens of the
Paramount Pottery can be seen centre right
1934 photo showing the
Paramount Pottery, Ranelagh Street, Hanley
Red oval - Paramount Pottery
Light blue oval - Langdale Pottery
Green rectangle - Hanley Town Hall and the Victoria Hall
Purple rectangle - Bell Works
courtesy: Britain from Above
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