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thepotteries.org updates for 2026
- previous updates -
| Date | URL / link | Page title | Summary |
| May 12th 2026 | districts/004.htm | Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent | The Potteries | Significantly revised to improve structure, clarity, and navigation. Content reorganised into themed sections, with improved “On this page” and “Related pages” navigation. Supporting material has been updated and expanded. |
| May 11th 2026 | photo_wk/073.htm | details of the description of the marker added | Marker at the corner of Greasley Road and Eaves Lane, Bucknall |
| May 11th 2026 | streets/abbey_hulton.htm | Abbey Hulton Streets Past & Present | Stoke-on-Trent | Major revision and expansion; updated with improved navigation, historical notes, 1950s street renaming information, listed buildings, street name origins and historic OS maps showing the development of Abbey Hulton between 1880 and 1940. |
| May 10th 2026 | listed/1a.html | Abbey Farm House, Birches Head Road, Abbey Hulton | Listed Buildings in Stoke-on-Trent | 1940 OS map added; description expanded; improved navigation. |
| May 10th 2026 | allpotters/722.htm | A Meakin (Ltd) Alfred Meakin (Tunstall) Ltd | added additional details on the 'Royal Semi-Porcelain' mark. |
| May 9th 2026 | streets/longton_dev.htm | Development of Street Names in Longton, 1828–1969 | The Potteries | revised formatting, additional historical context and improved navigation. |
| May 8th 2026 | streets/renaming.htm | Renamed Streets of Stoke-on-Trent | The Potteries | improved navigation, examples, maps and historical photographs. |
| May 6th 2026 | where/025.htm | Historic Gardens, Stoke Garden Festival | Corrected title of the "Sleeping Moon" - was wrongly called "Star & Moon Pool" |
| May 5th 2026 | ngf/index.htm | The National Garden Festival Stoke-on-Trent 1986 | National Garden Festival section completely updated |
| May 5th 2026 | mark/general.htm | Dating English Pottery: A Guide to Ceramic Marks | added example of Powell & Bishop mark with 'ENGLAND' |
| May 5th 2026 | allpotters/821.htm | Powell & Bishop | Added photo of shard with Royal Arms, found (2026) in Northern California, US |
| May 2nd 2026 | allpotters/725_100_years.htm | The Story of J. & G. Meakin - 1851-1951 years | New section created 2 May 2026 - Transcription of Centenary Booklet |
| May 1st 2026 | people/meakin_index.htm | The Meakin family of Potters | typo corrected for birth & death of James (1839 corrected to 1830) (1855 corrected to 1885); entry for Lewis Henry Meakin added |
| May 1st 2026 | allpotters/723c.htm | Lewis Henry Meakin | Potter of Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent | introduction expanded, backstamp added, link to the Meakin brothers added. |
| Apr 29th 2026 | mark/arms/index.htm | British Royal Arms on Pottery Marks – American and British Use | All pages updated; page English potters use of 'American' Symbols added. |
| Apr 27th 2026 | mark/general.htm | Dating English Pottery: A Guide to Ceramic Marks | Page reformatted and expanded with additional reference content and examples. |
| Apr 25th 2026 | allpotters/193.htm | William Brownfield & Son(s) | Potter of Stoke-on-Trent | registration details for 'Pompadour' pattern added. |
| Apr 21st 2026 | allpotters/32.htm | Ralph, John, Edward Baddeley | potters of Shelton | all content added, the original page only had the period of operation. |
| Apr 20th 2026 | location/hanley/hanley.html | Hanley & Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent: Township History and 1857 Incorporation | page reformatted; added introduction with emphasis on the 1857 incorporation of Shelton & Hanley; example of pottery marks showing the place name change; 1893 trade journal entry. |
| Apr 19th 2026 | allpotters/33c.htm | Mrs Lucy Baddeley (& Co) | potter of Longton | page reformatted and introduction expanded. |
| Apr 19th 2026 | allpotters/33b.htm | William Baddeley (IV) | potter of Longton | page reformatted and introduction expanded. |
| Apr 19th 2026 | allpotters/33d.htm | Mrs Elizabeth Baddeley | potter of Longton | page reformatted and introduction expanded. |
| Apr 18th 2026 | allpotters/33a.htm | Henry William Baddeley (William III) | potter of Hanley & Longton | added detailed introduction; synopsis on the manufacture of Imitation Knife Handles; Hanley and Longton maps. |
| Apr 17th 2026 | allpotters/33.htm | William Baddeley II | potter of Eastwood | removed the photos of the later Eastwood pottery of the Johnson Brothers; updated the introduction; added: entry from Jewitt; examples of ware; impressed marks. |
| Apr 17th 2026 | allpotters/33e.htm | William Baddeley | Potter and lathe maker | Page created |
| Apr 15th 2026 | allpotters/baddeley.htm | The Baddeley family of potters - originating at Eastwood | Stoke-on-Trent | Page, map and table of works reformatted; introduction added. |
| Apr 15th 2026 | allpotters/32a.htm | James Henry Baddeley | earthenware manufacturer | Page reformatted; introduction expanded; added example of clay smoking pipe; added biography. |
| Apr 13th 2026 | mark/reg.htm | Pottery - British Registration numbers and diamonds | Page reformatted; worked examples of registration diamonds added; explanation of the 1842 Act added; details of legal dispute over the copying of a F. Winkle ewer added. |
| Apr 12th 2026 | 1091_design_dispute.htm | F Winkle & Co | a registered design dispute | Page created |
| Apr 11th 2026 | biographies/Winkle_Frederick.htm | Biography of Frederick Winkle | Pottery Manufacturer | Page created |
| Apr 8th 2026 | allpotters/960.htm | Bucknall & Stevenson | Andrew Stevenson | Introduction expanded; reference made to Bucknall & Stevenson; examples of ware and marks added. |
| Apr 4th 2026 | timeline/index.htm | Timeline of Stoke-on-Trent and The Potteries | Page reformatted and additional events added. |
| Apr 2nd 2026 | allpotters/526.htm | Joseph Heath & Co | Willow pattern added; section on Richard Jordan expanded; marks section added - especially with reference to the impressed 'propeller' mark |
| Apr 1st 2026 | Staffordshire_Potter/index.htm | The Staffordshire Potter - Harold Owen | New section created |
| Mar 31st 2026 | allpotters/1073.htm | Westminster Pottery Ltd | Examples of ware added. |
| Mar 30th 2026 | allpotters/727b.htm | Charles Meigh & Son | Introduction expanded; examples of the three main levels of ware added; marks section expanded. |
| Mar 30th 2026 | allpotters/729.htm | Job Meigh (& Son) | Section on confusion with John Meir & Son marks added. |
| Mar 29th 2026 | allpotters/728.htm | Meigh and Walthall | Transcription of London Gazette added; section on ware produced added. |
| Mar 25th 2026 | allpotters/725.htm | J & G Meakin | Fragment found in Pacific, Missouri added; conjecture on 1869 date marks added. |
| Mar 20th 2026 | allpotters/388a.htm | F. J. Emery | Relationship to W.E. Withinshaw added; example of Thames pattern added. |
| Mar 20th 2026 | allpotters/1093.htm | W. E. Withinshaw | Proprietor's name corrected from Withenshaw to Withinshaw; introduction expanded; example of Thames pattern added; example of Milan pattern added. |
| Mar 15th 2026 | allpotters/1035.htm | Thomas Walker | Added fragment of ware in the Lasso pattern, found in Lima, Peru. |
| Mar 9th 2026 | patterns/puck.html | Puck - a humorous narrative series by Brownfield | Page created |
| Mar 6th 2026 | allpotters/363.htm | Dunn Bennett & Co | Marks section greatly expanded, examples of ware from the 1876 to 1907 period added. |
| Mar 3rd 2026 | allpotters/506b.htm | William & Joseph Harding | Page created |
| Mar 2nd 2026 | allpotters/10a.htm | Aidney, Griffiths & Co | Introduction updated, pattern registration details added, photos of pattern 109751 added. |
| Mar 2nd 2026 | allpotters/1037.htm | Walker & Carter | Arab script plate removed as probably misattributed; added clarification on confusion with marks of Wood & Challinor; added details of the use of William Ridgway's Oriental pattern. |
| Mar 2nd 2026 | allpotters/854b.htm | Ridgways (Bedford Works) Ltd | Added details of the Oriental pattern originally produced by William Ridgway. |
| Mar 2nd 2026 | allpotters/854.htm | Ridgways | Added details of the Oriental pattern originally produced by William Ridgway. |
| Mar 2nd 2026 | allpotters/858c.htm | William Ridgway (& Co) | Added details of the Oriental pattern used by subsequent manufacturers. |
| Feb 24th 2026 | allpotters/821a.htm | Powell, Bishop & Stonier | Examples of serving dishes (Sybil pattern) added. |
| Feb 24th 2026 | allpotters/110.htm | Bishop & Stonier | Example of serving dish supplied to Thomas Webb and Sons added. |
| Feb 23rd 2026 | allpotters/776.htm | Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. | Examples of impressed OHECL marks added. |
| Feb 20th 2026 | allpotters/213.htm | Capper & Wood |
Page tidied up, teapot in the Festoon pattern added. |
| Feb 19th 2026 | /mark/arms/american.htm | American Potters use of the Royal Coat of Arms |
Example of Pioneer Pottery mark added |
| Feb 10th 2026 | allpotters/821.htm | Powell & Bishop |
Example of jug in the May pattern added. |
| Feb 10th 2026 | allpotters/1122a.htm | Wood, Challinor & Co |
Example of Railway mug added, example of Caronia pattern added. |
| Feb 10th 2026 | allpotters/533.htm | Heath & Blackhurst |
Example of Railway mug added. |
| Feb 9th 2026 | allpotters/899.htm | Anthony Shaw |
Examples of marks with the Royal Arms updated. |
| Feb 2nd 2026 | allpotters/880.htm | Rosina China Ltd |
Details of the Wartime Concentration Scheme added. |
| Jan 31st 2026 | allpotters/653c.htm | Lawleys Ltd, Lawleys Group Ltd |
Details of the acquisition of Phillip's by Lawley's added; transcript of the Times Newspaper announcement of the 16th September 1948 added. |
| Jan 30th 2026 | allpotters/797b.htm | Phillips - London Retailers | Details of the acquisition of Phillip's by Lawley's added - including extracts from the London Evening News. |
| Jan 30th 2026 | allpotters/19.htm | Allerton, Brough & Green | Example of Chinese Moss pattern added. Date of dissolution of the partnership corrected from 1858 to 1859. |
| Jan 26th 2026 | allpotters/595.htm | Jackson & Gosling | Marks section introduced; examples of the 'GAY' art deco range added; introduction expanded and details of the Wartime Concentration Scheme added; June 1939 advert added. |
| Jan 22nd 2026 | allpotters/193.htm | W Brownfield & Son | Coloured examples of pattern registration 10361 added. |
| Jan 14th 2026 | allpotters/885c.htm | Royal Crown | Page created |
| Jan 11th 2026 | mining/allmines/sneyd.htm | Sneyd Colliery, Burslem | 1955 map added; photo of pithead gear added. |
| Jan 10th 2026 | allpotters/751a.htm | Morgan, Wood & Co | Section on Asiatic Pheasants added. |
| Jan 9th 2026 | allpotters/1091b.htm | Winkle & Wood at the Colonial Pottery | Introduction expanded; example of pattern reg 109760 added. |
| Jan 9th 2026 | allpotters/1091a.htm | Winkle & Wood at the Pearl Pottery | Introduction expanded to include partner details; example of ware Rd 39635 and 109760 added. |
| Jan 7th 2026 | allpotters/1123a.htm | Frost, Hines & Wood / Wood Hines & Winkle | Details of Frost, Hines & Wood added. |
| Jan 7th 2026 | allpotters/1117a.htm | Wood and Bennett | Operation date range corrected to to 1889 - 1892 (was wrongly given as 1892-94); details of ownership clarified. |
| Jan 6th 2026 | allpotters/501.htm | Sampson Hancock (& Sons) |
Examples of "Khang He" ware added. |
| Jan 5th 2026 | allpotters/643.htm | Lancaster & Sandland Ltd |
Examples of bottle stoppers added. |
| Jan 3rd 2026 | allpotters/743.htm | Minton & Co |
Marks section expanded for clarity, Florentine marks added. |