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Paramount
Pottery Co Ltd |
Location and period of operation:
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Paramount
Pottery Co Ltd |
Hanley |
1946 |
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Earthenware manufacturer at Ranelagh Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. In the 1860/70s the Ranelagh Works had been worked by James Oldham - 'Earthenware, Mosaic and Ornamental Stoneware' manufacturer.
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cheese keep

milk jug

fox & hounds tea set

cottage teapot

Staffordshire
Chef Ware
Made in England

Chef Ware
by far the vast majority of Chef Ware is blue and white striped


occasionally jugs were produced
with green & yellow stripes
photos courtesy: Vicki Verheyen
Marks and initials used on ware for identification:

Paramount Pottery
Co Ltd
England

Paramount Pottery
Staffordshire
England
Hand Painted

PCC
England
Paramount
Pottery
Staffordshire
England
Hand Painted
sometimes the PCC England mark
appears on its own
without the printed mark
![]() Staffordshire Chef Ware Made in England |
![]() Staffordshire Ironstone Chef Ware Made in England |
the trade name 'Staffordshire Chef Ware' name was used on the striped kitchen ware

1951 map showing the Paramount
Pottery, Ranelagh Street, Hanley
Red oval - Paramount Pottery
Light blue oval - Langdale Pottery
Green rectangle - Hanley Town Hall and the Victoria Hall
Purple rectangle - Bell Works
map courtesy: old-maps.co.uk

the two bottle ovens of the
Paramount Pottery can be seen centre right

1934 photo showing the
Paramount Pottery, Ranelagh Street, Hanley
Red oval - Paramount Pottery
Light blue oval - Langdale Pottery
Green rectangle - Hanley Town Hall and the Victoria Hall
Purple rectangle - Bell Works
courtesy: Britain from Above
Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks