British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd

Location and period of operation:

Earthenware manufacturer, Anchor Road, Longton, the works closed during the period 1940 - 1945.

Used Rawland & Marsellus Co for exports to America

"Ltd" added around 1880

Plate in the JAPAN pattern

Initials used on ware for identification:

B A P C LTD

BRITISH ANCHOR

REGENCY [introduced 1952+] 

MONTMARTRE WARE [introduced 1954+] 

RICHMOND [introduced 1958+] 

HOSTESS TABLE WARE [introduced 1961+] 

TRIANON WARE [introduced 1961+] 

often a crown is used - associated with the name "BRITISH ANCHOR"

mark used 1884 - 1913
["ENGLAND" added from 1891]

impressed mark "BRITISH ANCHOR"

BRITISH ANCHOR
POTTERY

mark used 1910 onwards

mark used 1945+

mark used 1945+
[the name of differing patterns appears with this standard mark]

mark used 1954+

[note the date code 12-58 for December 1958]

mark used 1961+

[note the date code 5-61 for May 1961]

email: Steve Birks