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Henry
M Williamson & Sons |
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Location and period of operation:
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H M
Williamson & Sons |
Longton |
1879 |
c.1947 |
Bone
china manufacturers at
the Bridge Pottery Works, Longton,
Stoke-on-Trent, England
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NOTE: There was an earlier
pottery company 'Heathcote & Co'
- there was no connection with Williamson & Sons
Williamson, H. M. and Sons,
china manufacturers
from..... 1907
Staffordshire Sentinel
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'
1907 advert for Williamson
& Sons, Bridge Pottery, Longton
from..... 1907
Staffordshire Sentinel
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'
 a teapot and milk jug in the griffin pattern the design incorporates bands of fluting at the base with angular ear shaped handles, the hollow ware has a slightly tapering cylindrical form |
 GRIFFIN is the pattern/design name - there is no manufacturers name but the registration number 79519 shows that the design was registered on the 25th August 1887 by H. M. Williamson & Sons of the Bridge Pottery, Longton |
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the name "Anglo Delft" has no specialised meaning - it was a made-up name giving a supposed connection to Delft Ware Keeling & Co produced a different pattern which they also called Anglo Delft - there was no connection between the two companies |
c. 1879-1903
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photos courtesy: Geraldine Tapping
trio of cup, saucer and
plate by H M Williamson & Sons,
in the Woodside pattern
 cup & saucer with hand coloured cottages around a village pond |
 English Best Bone China mark of a globe with an angel holding a pennant with the St. George's Cross |
the mark is almost certainly
that of H. M. Williamson & Sons
a similar mark is listed in a trade directory entry
for them
photos courtesy: Janet Carlo
trio in the Granville pattern
England
W & Sons
Longton
RHYMES
A.D. 1858
 Hipperty Hopperty visits his Property photo courtesy: Mary Lee Lockhart |
 Twas Bad When Flies Got in His Clutch But Now He's Got A Fly Too Much |
In common with a number of
pottery manufacturers H M Williamson produced a wide
range of children's ware, often with well know nursery-rhymes and
characters
these two plates from the RHYMES series feature generally unknown characters
H M Williamson & Sons tea
set
bearing the Heathcote China mark from c.1928+
examples of H M Williamson & Sons
'NOVEM ARTEM CHINA"
Art Deco style - in manufacture c.1907
Initials & Marks used on ware for identification:
W
&
SONS
HM
W
& SONS
WILLIAMSONS
LONGTON
Trade names:
HEATHCOTE CHINA
NOVEM ARTEM CHINA
W & SONS
mark used c.1903+
mark
also shown in a 1947 trade directory
W M & SONS
LONGTON
ENGLAND
mark was in use by 1907
mark
also shown in a 1947 trade directory
BEST BONE
HEATHCOTE CHINA
WILLIAMSONS
MADE IN ENGLAND
mark used c.1909+
the registration number 557909 dates from 1909
ENGLAND
W & SONS
A.D. 1858
mark used c.1912+
ASCOT is the pattern name
HEATHCOTE CHINA
AD 1858
W & SONS
ENGLAND
mark used c.1912+
HEATHCOTE CHINA is a trade name
it gets its name from Heathcote Road which ran alongside the factory
Sir John Edensor Heathcote was a local
industrialist and owner of Longton Hall.
He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1784.
WILLIAMSONS
ENGLAND
mark used c.1928+
GRECIAN is a trade name
BEST BONE
HEATHCOTE CHINA
MADE IN ENGLAND
mark used c.1928+
MADE IN ENGLAND
HEATHCOTE CHINA
BEST BONE
mark used c.1928+
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mark introduced c.1903 and shown in a 1947 trade directory |
English Best Bone China the mark on the left is certainly that of H. M Williamson & Sons - this mark above is likely to be an earlier version |
both of these marks show a globe with an angel (or man) holding a pennant with the St. George's Cross
1898 map showing the top of
Heathcote Road where it joins Gold Street and Cooke Street
Williamson's works is marked in blue and the
adjacent Falcon Pottery works is marked in red
1907 trade
map showing the Williamson's works (marked
in blue)
and the adjacent Falcon Pottery works (marked
in red)
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