Wellington Works, Longton
Wellington Works, Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
From | To | Occupier | Comments |
1862 | G. L. Robinson and W. Cooper. |
established the works | |
1871 | G. L. Robinson | Under the name of Robinson & Son | |
1871 | G. A. Robinson & others | Under the name of Robinson, Repton & Robinson | |
1880 | 1887 | Warrilow & Cope | J H Cope in partnership with Warrilow at the Wellington Works, Stafford Street, Longton until they parted ways. |
1887 | 1946 | J H Cope & Co |
After the dissolution of this partnership,
J.H. Cope & Co remained at the Wellington Works producing
"Wellington China" until the firm went out of business in
1946.
|
"Established in Stafford Street in 1862 by G.L. Robinson & W. Cooper and afterwards carried on by G. L. Robinson & Son, and later, in 1871, by G. A. Robinson and others as Robinson, Repton & Robinson, the works passed into the hands of of Warrilow & Cope in 1880.
The goods principally produced were tea, breakfast, desert and other services; also toilet trinket-ware, vases, centrepieces and a large variety of ornamental china goblets, fruit and other baskets, open-work (or pierced) compots and moustache-cups.
Majolica was introduced by Warrilow & Cope with good artistic and commercial results. This firm continued to 1894."
Source: "Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900"
NOTE: Jewitt's dates are not completely coarrect - the partnership of Warrilow & Cope was disollved in 1887 and Cope continued the business on his own - the company continued until 1946.
1877 map showing the corner of Commerce
Street and Stafford Street (now The Strand), Longton
Red = Wellington Works (Warrilow & Cope)
Blue
= Crown Pottery (John Tams)
Purple = Chetham
Pottery (Aynsley)
Green = Palissy Works
Light Blue = Coronation Place
The potteries and the
town, Longton, from the south-west, 1948
in the bottom of the picture can be
seen the Daisy Bank marl hole
The yellow square
shows the corner of Commerce Street and Stafford Street
where the Wellington Works was located
in the bottom of the picture can be seen the Daisy Bank marl hole
Commerce Street runs
top to bottom at the right hand side of the picture
and Stafford Street (now The Strand) joins it at the bottom - running left to
right
Red = Wellington Works (Warrilow & Cope)
Blue
= Crown Pottery (John Tams)
Purple = Chetham
Pottery (Aynsley)
Green = Palissy Works
Light Blue = Coronation Place
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