Lowe, Ratcliffe & Co






 

Location and period of operation:

Lowe, Ratcliffe & Co

Longton

1882

1890

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Gold Street Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The partners were Samuel Lowe, Thomas Ratcliffe & John Siddall. 

  • The partnership was dissolved in December 1889 when Samuel Lowe left. The business continued as Ratcliffe & Co.

 

Subsequently: Ratcliffe & Co

 

The London Gazette
27 December 1889


notice of the dissolution of the partnership after Samuel Lowe left
Ratcliffe & Siddall continued as Ratcliffe & Co

 

 


plate in the Dog Rose pattern

this pattern is in the aesthetic style 

 

 


serving dish and soup ladle in the Regent pattern
Regent 
Rd No 28058

the registration number shows that this pattern was registered by Lowe, Ratcliffe & Co on the 5th June 1885

photos courtesy: Angela Powell 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:


L R & Co

Dog Rose is the pattern name

 



1878 map showing the Gold Street Works,  Longton
Lowe, Ratcliffe & Co operated here from 1882-1890
and then Ratcliffe & Co from 1890-1896

courtesy: old-maps.co.uk 

 

Questions, comments, contributions?  email: Steve Birks