Globe Pottery, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent

From To Occupier Comments
1834 1862 Harding & Cockson The Globe pottery was established in 1834 by Harding & Cockson who produced china goods. From the death of Harding in 1856, the business was conducted until 1861 by his sons in partnership with Mr Cockson.
1862 1865 Cockson From these dates the works were managed by Charles Cockson alone. at this time china ware alone was produced.
1866 1875 Cockson & Chetwynd In 1866 Elijah and David Chetwynd became partners and the firm continued as Cockson & Chetwynd. In 1873 Charles Cockson died.
1876 1877 Cockson & Seddon  
1877 1888 Birks Brothers & Seddon  

Dates predominantly taken from "Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900"

In 1866 the making of china was discontinued and the manufacture of white graniteware for the American trade was substituted. The mark is the royal arms and the name IMPERIAL IRONSTONE CHINS, COCKSON & CHETWYND or COCKSON & SEDDON or BIRKS BROTHERS & SEDDON, who continued to 1888.


Charles Thomas Cockson

  see biography.

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