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, centre-pieces 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 correct - the partnership of Warrilow & Cope was dissolved 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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