Information on the histories of UK potters and pottery manufacturers from 1900 to the present day
Copyright © Michael Perry 2010
Societies, club and collectors’ websites
Site of the Aynsley Collectors’ Society
Site for the Beswick Collectors Club with a large information resource on the Beswick businesses and products
Market sites for Beswick wares
Site of the International Bossons Collectors Society
The most comprehensive site for information on Bossons.
A comprehensive ‘enthuiast’ site ‘for all things Carlton Ware’
Contains keys to Carlton Ware patterns and shapes and to the various backstamps. Run by CKYK Publishing.
A site with information on the ‘Carlton China’ branded wares of Wiltshaw & Robinson Ltd.
Site dedicated to the Carlton Ware ‘Walking Ware’ produced in the 1970s and 1980s.
Site for the Clarice Cliff Collector’s Club
Site of the Derby International Porcelain Society
Site of the Crown Devon (S. Fielding & Co. Ltd) Collector’s Club
A private site developed by Daniel Doulton, a member of the Doulton family. Contains links to the history of the Doulton businesses.
A comprehensive resource on the history and products of Grays Pottery (A. E. Gray & Son Ltd)
Site for the Honiton Pottery Collectors’ Society
Maling Collectors’ Society
Site for Lilliput Lane Collector’ Club
Mason’s Collectors Club site. The site covers the Mason family and the succeeding potters who produced Mason’s Ironstone China.
Janice Paull is the acknowledged expert on ironstone china and this site contains a wealth of information on the major manufacturers, in particular Miles Mason and his successor in the manufacture of Masons Ironstone China, Ashworth Bros.
Site run by the Myott Collectors’ Club. Includes shape and pattern information, discussion groups, buying and selling of Myott wares etc.
Site developed by Philip Myott and devoted to the history of the Myott business from 1898–1991. The site includes photographs and ordering information for the privately published book on the history of the company.
Site of the Paragon Collectors’ club.
poolepotterycollectorsclub.co.uk
Site for the new Poole Pottery Collectors Club associated with Poole Pottery (2007) Ltd. Includes access to the Poole archives of patterns, articles etc.
The Portmeirion Collectors Club is accessed through the Portmeirion Pottery website.
Site specialising in information on the Portmeirion ‘Botanic Garden’ range.
Site of the Radford Collectors Club devoted to the art wares of Edward Thomas Radford who worked at the H. J. Wood factory in the 1930s and 1940s.
Site of the Shelley Group, the leading site for collectors of Shelley and Wileman ceramics.
Site of the Australasian Shelley Collectors Club. Extensive information on history, backstamps, patterns, and collecting Shelley wares.
A site sponsored by the National Shelley China Club (USA) and containing much information on the history of Shelley chinaware.
A Susie Cooper information site developed and maintained by Mark Clemas. The site contains extensive information on the history, patterns and shapes made by Susie Cooper.
Site of the Susie Cooper Collector’s Club
The site for the Wade Collectors Club, run as a sponsored site from Wade’s Royal Victoria Pottery.
USA ‘Wade’ site. Claims to be the largest ‘Wade’ resource on the internet. Also commissions and sells Wade collectibles and miniatures.
Information on the patterns and backstamps used by T. C. Wild & Sons Ltd.
The site of the new Wedgwood Museum adjacent to the Wedgwood factory at Barlaston. The museum is run as a Charitable Trust and in addition to a large collection of Wedgwood ceramics, holds manuscripts, documents correspondence and equipment covering the history of Wedgwood.
Site of the Worcester Porcelain Museum. The museum is a registered charity and holds the world’s largest collection of Worcester porcelain in addition to archives and records of the Worcester factory.