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The Church of St. James sits between the High Street (now Uttoxeter Road) and Normacot Road - the area surrounding the church had the highest density of potworks than any area in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The works closest to the church (sitting alongside the churchyard) were the Stanley Works of Plant Brothers in Bagnall Street. (in the mid 1950's renamed Chelson Street). Plant Brothers operated the Crown Pottery in Burslem from c.1889-98 and then moved to the Stanley Works. Around 1906/7 Plant Brothers combined with R.H. & S.L. Plant at the Tuscan Works, Longton. In c.1912 the works in Bagnall Street were operated by the New Chelsea Porcelain Co. In 1951 the company was renamed the New Chelsea China Co. Ltd. and they operated until 1961.  In 1957 the New Chelsea China Co. Ltd acquired the business of Jackson & Gosling Ltd. By 1960 the Jackson & Gosling business moved to the New Chelsea China Companies' Chelson Street works.  From 1961 to 1969 the works were operated as Grosvenor China Ltd.

 

 

 

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the mark of
Plant Brothers, Longton

at the Stanley Works, c.1898-1906/7

 

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Bagnall Street  (72, High Street) 9 Smith, J., Duke of Wellington Inn (B.H.) Middleton, J . H., china manufacturers, Bagnall-street Works   —Here is Normacot Road—   Plant Bros., china manufacturers, Stanley Works    —Here is Normacot Road—

 from: 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

 

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New Chelsea Porcelain Company, Stanley Works, Bagnall Street, Longton
the view from Normacot Road - St. James Church to the left and the Stanley Works in Bagnall Street to the right

Bagnall Street renamed to Chelson Street in the mid 1950's

 

 

The church of St. James-the-Less from Normcot Road, Longton

photo: c.1950's  - Lovatt Collection

Staffordshire Past Track

 

St. James' Church in June 2011
the chimney of the Stanley Works is still standing - the bottle kiln to the left of the picture is part of the Enson Works

 

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The Stanley Works in Chelson Street, (was Bagnall Street), Longton

 

 

the main entrance to the works 

photso: June 2011

 

 

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the view up Chelson Street (from Normacot Road)
on the left the Stanley Works and on the right the Bagnall Street Works
closest to the camera, by the Chelson Street sign is the American Hotel

photo: June 2008

 

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St. James church - to the top is Uttoxeter Road (originally the High Street) to the bottom is Normacot Road

bing maps

 

 

red = New Chelsea Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Bagnall Street)

blue = Hudson & Middleton, Ltd., Delphine Pottery (Bagnall Street)

purple = William Hudson (Normacot Road)

 

 

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map from 1947 Pottery Gazette & Glass Trade Review
 - 36 marks the New Chelsea Porcelain Company

 

 

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1960 advert for Grosvenor China - Jackson & Gosling Ltd at Chelson Street, Longton
Pottery Gazette & Glass Trade Review Reference Book and Directory - 1960

 

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contents: 2011 photos