John & William Ridgway

Location and period of operation:

(See sources)

Manufacturers of earthenware and china at Cauldon Place and at the Bell Works, Albion Street, Stoke-upon-Trent

 

• The partners were the brothers John Ridgway and William Ridgway. 

• John and William were sons of Job Ridgway. In 1802 they joined their father's Cauldon Place works (1802 was when the works were built), in 1808 they became partners and in 1813, when Job died, the brothers continued in partnership. 

• In 1830 the two brothers inherited the Bell Works from their uncle George.

• This partnership ended in 1830 with John keeping the Cauldon Works and William moving to the Bell works.
  

Formerly: Job Ridgway & Sons [1808-14] 

Subsequently: John Ridgway [1830-55]   William Ridgway [1830-54]

Also see: The Ridgway family of potters

London Gazette, November 16, 1830

notice of the dissolution of the partnerships 
between the brothers John and William Ridgway 

The both continued in business seperatly -
John keeping the Cauldon Works and William moving to the Bell works.

plate by John & William Ridgway in the India Temple pattern 

pair of covered tureens by John & William Ridgway in the Windsor Festoon pattern 

covered tureen by John & William Ridgway in the Rural Scenery pattern 

the tureen has modelled rams head handles and the cover has cornucopia finial,
both the handles and finial are hand painted in cobalt blue. 

Marks and Initials used on ware for identification:

J. W. R.

J. & W. R.

J. & W. RIDGWAY

India Temple
Stone China
J. W. R. 

Windsor Festoon
Opaque China
J. & W. R. 

Rural Scenery
J. & W. R. 

Marks from the 'Beauties of America' series
J. & W. Ridgway

Stone China
J. & W. 
R. 

The Cauldon Place works 
John and William Ridgway were partners and owned 
the Cauldon Works together from 1814 to 1830

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The Bell works 
In 1830 the two brothers inherited the Bell Works from their uncle George.
John stayed at the Cauldon Works and William took the Bell Works.

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