Albert Street Pottery, Burslem

Albert Street Pottery

the works were built in 1860 by William Smith of Tunstall - he and his son James failed in business c.1862/3 and were declared bankrupt in 1864.
1862/3 the works were taken by George Dix and David Tundley for the production of 'foreign-trade' goods. They did not survive for long and the business was disolved in November 1864.
In 1864/5 the works were purchased by Charles Hobson. Who had previously been a partner in Morgan, Wood & Co.
Charles Hobson considerably enlarged the works. New ovens were added together with flint and colour mills. A steam powered slip house, pug mills and a sagger-makers' mill were also added.
Sales were confined to the home-market and consisted of the usual services and other articles in earthenware - white, printed, lined, enamelled and gilt.
After the death of Charles Hobson, in 1875, the business was continued by his two sons George and John who continued to 1901.
In 1901 George Hobson carried on the business on his own until 1923/4.
In 1906 the business was renamed the Sneyd Pottery - this was to remove confusion with the Albert Street Works operated by William Wood & Co, which was in the same street.

Source: Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britian 1800-1900

William Smith & Son (1860-62)

Dix & Tundley (1862-63/4)

C Hobson ( & Son) (1865-80)

G & J Hobson (1881-1901)

George Hobson (1901-23)

William & James Smith declared bankrupt July 1864
George Dix and David Tundley took over the works in 1862

Charles Hobson withdrew from the partnership of
Morgan, Wood & Co. and then started work
on his own at Albert Street

notice of the dissolution of the business
between Dix and Tundley

Charles Hobsen then took over their works

Albert Street, (off Nile Street), Burslem -1898 map

Albert Street, (off Nile Street), Burslem -1898 map

1898 map of Albert Street

1898 map of Albert Street
in 1907
blue box = William Wood and Co. at the Albert Street Works (earthenware and china door furniture manufacturer)
Red box = Hobson at the Albert Street Pottery (renamed the Sneyd Pottery in 1906) (earthenware manufacturer)

Albert Street

(45, Nile Street)

1 Critchley, Mrs. Hannah

3 Edwards, George, potter

5 Mandley, Fletcher, hair-dresser

7 Hammond, John, miner

9 Silvey, Mrs.Sarah Ann

11 Washington, Timothy, miner

16 Barlow, Edward, potter

15 Deane, Mrs.Mary

17 Hilditch. William

19 Barrow, John, carter

21 Vaughan, Richard, potter

23 Bates, Samuel, borough labourer

—Here is Brown Street—

25 Wood, Mrs. Eliza

27 Simpson, Isaac, labourer

31 Cartlidge, William T., brick-layer's labourer

33 Warburton, Frank

35 Rigby, Joseph, potter

37 Chappell, Mrs. Mary Ann

39 Wainwright, William, confectioner

59 Finney, George, miner

61 Clarke, Jas., engineman

63 Dakin, John, potter

65 Simpson, Thos., borough labourer

67 Lees, Frederick, potter's mouldmaker

69 Barnett, George, miner

71 Need, George, potter

73 Hartshorne, John, potter

75 Williams, Jos., brassworker

77 Marland. William, miner

81 Vernon, Samuel

83 Cartlidge, Henry, house painter

85 Walker, Chas. H., navvy

87 Lithcoe, John, labourer

89 Knott Wm ., saggarmaker

91 Simpson, William, miner

93 Copeland, Jos., bricklayer

95 Watkin, Wm., carter
4 Hill, George, miner
6 Ward, Thomas, carter
8 Davies, Geo., potter's placer

12 Lilley, Thos., drayman

14 Eardley, Mrs. Betsy

16 Deane, Thos., cratemaker

18 Jackson, Thomas, potter

20 Hall, Francis, labourer

22 Muldoone, John, plasterer

Wood, Wm.,and Co., earthenware manufacturers, china door furniture, &c,
Albert-street Works

82 Wood.Wm.H.,Snevd Arms (B.H.)

84 Stubbs, Leonard, miner

86 Bullock, Mrs. Martha

88 Gardner, Robert

90 Shaw, Samuel, miner

Hobson, George, earthenware manufacturer

—Here is Railway Siding—