Hollinshead & Kirkham (Ltd)

Location and period of operation:

 (See sources)

Earthenware manufacturer, originally at Burslem and then in c1876 they took over the Woodland Pottery, Woodland Street, Tunstall.
In c. 1890 they took over the Unicorn Pottery, Amicable Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent - of Wedgwood & Co.

The factory was purchased by Johnson Bros (Hanley) Ltd in 1956

The famous Clarice Cliff was a lithographer at Hollinshead & Kirkham for 3 years, she attended evening classes in Tunstall and at the age of 17 went to work for A. J. Wilkinson.

Initials used on ware for identification:

H & K

H & K
TUNSTALL
(initials used with impressed or printed marks 
of various designs)

H & K
LATE WEDGWOOD
(impressed mark dating from c.1890 when
Wedgwood & Co's Unicorn Pottery was taken over
.. used until around 1900)

The above information may not be available
for all potters - if you have information to
help complete the records then I would be
happy to include it.
email: Steve Birks