Wildblood & Heath
Wildblood, Heath & Sons






 

Location and period of operation:

Wildblood & Heath

Longton

1889

1899

Wildblood, Heath & Sons

Longton

1899

1927

  

China manufacturers at the Peel Works, Stafford Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The partners were Richard Vernon Wildblood and Mr Heath. 

  • In 1899 the style became Wildblood, Heath & Sons and in 1915 the business was incorporated as a Limited Company. 

 

Formerly: R. V. Wildblood

 

 

 

 


Wildblood, Heath & Sons,
china manufacturers

 

 

 


Clifton China
Wildblood, Heath & Sons
Peel Works, Longton

The Pottery Gazette - January 1913

 

 


child's tea cup
W & H

the registration number 146402 shows that the pattern was registered to Wildblood & Heath of the Peel Works, Stafford Street, Longton on the 22nd March 1890

photos courtesy: Rob McAndrews 

 

 



trio in an unnamed pattern by Wildblood, Heath & Sons 

This trio features a vibrant red ground and intricate gold floral filigree details - while it looks incredibly similar to the famous Wedgwood Tonquin Ruby pattern, many potters in the Staffordshire region produced highly competitive, overlapping claret-and-gold aesthetic styles during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
W. H & S

 

examination of the impressed mark under a strong light shows a small number 2 - this is likely to be a size or mould shape identifier.  
Produced c. 1899–1908 - It was in 1899 that the company name became '& Sons' and around 1908 they began heavily favouring printed trade names like "Clifton China" accompanied by printed "England" marks. Raw, impressed stamps without country-of-origin text typically align with their earliest Edwardian production years right after the turn of the century.

Images:  Larisa Ratnikova

 

 

 

 
plate - pattern no 937
Wildblood & Heath

c. 1908+ 

pattern in the Imari style

 

 



trio - Old English
Wildblood, Heath & Sons

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

Note: Wood & Hulme of Burslem also used the initials W & H.  

Wood & Hulme marks can be distinguished as they include 'B' or BURSLEM in their marks.

 

W & H
1889 - 1899 

 

W H & S
c.1899+

 

W H & S
L
c.1899+

 

W H & S Ltd
c.1915 - 1927

 

Clifton China

Old English

 


W H & S
L

c. 1899+

'L' stands for LONGTON - the town where the factory was located


W H & S
L

'CLIFTON CHINA' was 
a trade name

c. 1908+


W H & S
England

c. 1908+

 

 

 


W H & S Ltd

c.1915 - 1927

 


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Page History:

  • Page created: 19 November 2019

  • Updated: 9 July 2024 - images and marks added.

  • Last Updated: 3 June 2026 - details of a trio in the Wedgwood 'Tonquin' style added.