Adderley Floral and Figurine China Co Ltd Adderley Floral China Works (Ridgway Potteries Ltd)

Location and period of operation:

Adderley Floral China Works (Ridgway Potteries Ltd)

Longton

1956

1988

Manufacturer of china ware at the Adderley Works, Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

• In December 1949 the business of Floral China Co. Ltd. was taken over by Ridgways (Bedford Works) Ltd. who were part of the Lawley Group. The business then traded as Adderley Floral & Figurine China Co. Ltd.

• In 1956 the business name was changed to Adderley Floral China Works (Ridgway Potteries Ltd).

• The business operated as a division of Ridgway Potteries Ltd and in 1972 became part of Royal Doulton Tableware.

 

Formerly: Floral China Co. Ltd.

1956 advert for Adderley Floral China
Ridgway Potteries Ltd
Adderley Floral China Works, Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent 

Adderley Floral Bouquet 

Praire Rose pattern 

 Adderley military figurines

Bandsman figurine produced by Adderley 
for the Valley Forge Military Academy & College
(Pennsylvania)
c.1963

Adderley - Highlander figurine

Adderley - Bahamas policeman

Adderley - Canadian Mountie

'Little Dreamers' 

these figurines bear the 'Royal Adderley Floral' mark

Adderley Floral  Bone China Made in England 1950+   the mark of the original Floral China Co. Ltd.   continued to be used with the addition of the name Adderley

Royal Adderley Floral  Bone China Made in England The 'Royal Adderley Floral' name was in use from at least 1964 onwards

1789 Adderley  Fine Bone China   England c.1956-64	Ridgway Potteries Ltd 1789 Royal Adderley  Fine Bone China   England c.1964-88
marks used on floral decorated tea sets The date 1789 cetainly doesn't refer to the date when the ware was produced nor the formation of any Adderley company.  It will refer to the origins of the potter works that the early Ridgway family started - likely that of Job & George Ridgway.

the former Adderley Floral China Works, Sutherland Road, Longton

photo: 2013 - the former works is now used as business units

1953 OS map of the Sutherland Road part of Longton

Adderley Floral China  - a manufacturer of china floral ware in Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

Blue line: Gate Street (renamed to Sandgate Street - mid 1950's)
Red oval: probable location of the bottle kilns of the original works of Floral China Co
Purple: Adderley Works
 

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