Ravensdale Pottery Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Ravensdale Pottery Ltd

Tunstall

1999

c.2003

 

A short lived earthenware manufacturing company which operated out of the Royal Albert Works previously belonging to Alfred Meakin
  • Commenced production 15th September 1999 specialising in oval dishes, steak plates tableware and special items of cast ware.

  • "Graham Palmer and a partner Kevin Knapper  moved into the empty building in 1999 - the factory spanned three floors, Ravensdale  acquired the ground floor, on the second floor was a small company like them selves but they went out of business in May 2001, on the top floor was Tunstall Artists but in October 2001 they had a fire and all the top floor was destroyed. In 2002 they  have taken the second floor and the top floor has nearly been rebuilt again"  information supplied by the company c.2002

 

 

Ravensdale Oval Dish 11.5 x 9.5 inches
Ravensdale Oval Dish 11.5 x 9.5 inches
detail on dish
detail on dish
Ravendale Mark
Ravendale Pottery Ltd.
Made in Staffordshire England


  


 


Ravendale Pottery Ltd., operating out of the old Royal Albert Works

photo: July 2011 - taken during the demolition of the works 

 


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