Wood, Challinor & Co

Earthenware manufacturers in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Originally at the Well Street Pottery, Tunstall - The principle partners were Thomas Wood and William Challinor with the '& Co' being Joseph Bourne, John Bourne Heath and Abraham Blackhurst.
John Bourne Heath and Abraham Blackhurst were also partners in the company Heath & Blackhurst.
1859 - A notice in the London Gazette states that this partnership was dissolved in the 11th November 1859. The business was evidently continued by Thomas Wood and William Challinor.
Directory entries show that in 1862 manufacturing relocated to Sandyford on the outskirts of Tunstall.
At sometime a Thomas Ford joined the partnership which continued as Wood, Challinor & Co.
1869 - A notice in the London Gazette states that the partnership between Ford, Wood & Challinor was dissolved in the 11th November 1859. The business was evidently continued by Thomas Ford and William Challinor.
When the business closed is uncertain.

The London Gazette
3rd January 1860

Notice of the dissolution of the partnership

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership lately subsisting between us as Earthenware Manufacturers, at Tunstall, in the county of Stafford, under the style or firm of Wood, Challinor and Company, was on the 11th day of November last, dissolved by us by mutual consent. — Dated this 29th day of December, 1859.

Thomas Wood. Joseph Bourne.
Willm. Challinor. John Bourne Heath.
Abraham Blackhurst.

The London Gazette
4th January 1870

Notice of the dissolution of the partnership

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Thomas Ford, William Challinor, and Thomas Wood, carrying on business as Earthenware Manufacturers, at Sandyford, near Tunstall, in the county of Stafford, under the style or firm of Ford, Challinor, and Co., was, on the 8th day of November last past, dissolved by mutual consent; and that all debts due and owing to and from the said copartnership will be received and paid by the said Thomas Ford and William Challinor, by whom the said business will in future be carried on.—As witness our hands this 28th day of December, 1869.

Thomas Ford.
William Challinor.
Thomas Wood.

earthenware mug with railway scene

transfer printed in brown with hand-coloured red and green blocks of colour

The steam train, named Nero, is shown pulling two first class carriages and a wagon truck carrying a horse drawn carriage through an English rural landscape.

W. C. & Co

RAILWAY

John Bourne Heath and Abraham Blackhurst were also partners in Wood, Challinor & Co

Blue & White plate in the Caronia pattern with scroll moulded rim

A blue transfer-printed scenic pattern popular in the Victorian/Edwardian period.
The scene is pseudo-romantic landscape rather than an actual topographical view.

'CARONIA' is the pattern name and likely to be named after the township of Caronia on the north coast of Sicily.

W. C. & ?

probably W. C. & C^o

attributed to Wood, Challinor & Co