Histories of UK potters and pottery manufacturers
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Last updated: 1st August 2011
SOCIETIES, CLUB AND COLLECTORS’ WEBSITES
Aynsley
Site of the Aynsley Collectors’ Society
Beswick
Site for the Beswick Collectors Club with a large information resource on the Beswick businesses and products
From mid-2011 this web site replaces the printed ‘Collecting Doulton & Beswick’ magazine edited by Barry Hill and Jocelyn Lukins. It is an independent and authoritative source of information for collectors of Royal Doulton and Beswick.
Market sites for Beswick wares
Bossons
Site of the International Bossons Collectors Society
The most comprehensive site for information on Bossons
Carlton Ware
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
Cliff (Clarice Cliff - Newport Pottery)
Site for the Clarice Cliff Collector’s Club
Derby (Royal Crown Derby)
Site of the Derby International Porcelain Society
Doulton
From mid-2011 this web site replaces the printed ‘Collecting Doulton & Beswick’ magazine edited by Barry Hill and Jocelyn Lukins. It is an independent and authoritative source of information for collectors of Royal Doulton and Beswick.
A private site developed by Daniel Doulton, a member of the Doulton family. Contains links to the history of the Doulton businesses.
Fielding (S. Fielding & Co. Ltd)
Site of the Crown Devon (S. Fielding & Co. Ltd) Collector’s Club
Grays Pottery
A comprehensive resource on the history and products of Grays Pottery (A. E. Gray & Son Ltd)
Honiton
Site for the Honiton Pottery Collectors’ Society
Hornsea
Langley Pottery
Lilliput Lane
Site for Lilliput Lane Collector’ Club
Maling
Maling Collectors’ Society
Mason’s
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
Midwinter
An website with a comprehensive directory of design names, photographs and approximate market values of Midwinter wares. The site includes Federated Potteries Ltd.
A wesite devoted to British retro ceramics and glass from the 1950s to the 1980s. Includes notes and images of many Midwinter wares.
Meakin (J. & G.)
Myott
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
Paragon
Site of the Paragon Collectors’ club
Pilkington - Royal Lancanstrian
Poole Pottery
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
Portmeirion
The Portmeirion Collectors Club is accessed through the Portmeirion Pottery website.
Site specialising in information on the Portmeirion ‘Botanic Garden’ range
Pratt
transferwarecollectorsclub.org
This is the site of the Transferware Collectors Club and covers British underglaze transfer printed ware in general including Prattware, blue & white ware, etc.
Radford (Samuel Radford)
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
Shelley
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
Susie Cooper
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
Wade
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.
Wild (Royal Albert)
Information on the patterns and backstamps used by T. C. Wild & Sons Ltd
Wedgwood
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
Worcester
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.
