Crown Works (St. Georges Works), Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

  • The Crown Works were situated on Clayton Street - by the corner of Stafford Street (re-named in the 1950's to The Strand) 

  • NOTE: Nearby there was another, unrelated, pottery factory known as the Crown Pottery (established by John Goodwin and later occupied by the John Tams) on the corner of Commerce Street and Stafford Street. 

  • Unfortunately the Crown Works on Clayton Street  factory was sometimes called the Crown Pottery (see the 1857 map below) and so in c.1919 it was renamed the St. Georges Works so as prevent confusion. 

 
Crown Works
"Thomas Bettany produced china tea, dessert and other services at these works from 1859 to 1870. From 1870 to 1887, Messrs. Collingwood & Greatbatch continued; and from 1887 to 1947, these works were worked by Collingwood Bros. (Ltd)."

Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1800-1900

 
From To Occupier Comments
?? 1844 Bradbury, Anderson & Co The partnership was dissolved in October 1844 
1844 1850 Bradbury, Anderson & Bettany The partnership was dissolved in December 1850 
1851 1854 Anderson & Bettany Anderson & Bettany and Bradbury, Mason & Broadhurst operated concurrently  
c.1852 1854 Bradbury, Mason and Broadhurst The partnership was dissolved in August 1854 
1854 1870 James Broadhurst  
1859 1870 Thomas Bettany  
1870 1887 Collingwood & Greatbatch   
1887 1948 Collingwood Bros (Ltd)   
1948 1957 Collingwood China Ltd   
1957 1962 Clayton Bone China Co   

 

 

 


1857 map showing the earthenware Crown Works factory - marked in Green
NOTE: on this map the Crown Works is incorrectly named Crown Pottery - this is corrected on the 1878 map below
 on the opposite side of the road is the Crown Pottery (earthenware manufacturer)

 

 


1878 map showing the earthenware Crown Works factory - marked in green
 note on the opposite side of the road is the Crown Pottery (earthenware manufacturer)

 


 


The potteries and the town, Longton, from the south-west, 1948
in the bottom of the picture can be seen the Daisy Bank marl hole 

 

 


The green square shows the Crown Works on corner of Clayton Street and Stafford Street
 The yellow square is the Crown Pottery

in the bottom of the picture can be seen the Daisy Bank marl hole 

 

 


Commerce Street runs top to bottom at the right hand side of the picture
and Stafford Street (now The Strand) joins it at the bottom - running left to right

 

Yellow = St. Georges Works (previously known as the Crown Works)

Blue = Crown Pottery (John Tams)
Red = Wellington Works (Warrilow & Cope)
 Purple = Chetham Pottery (Aynsley)
Green = Palissy Works
Light Blue = Coronation Place

 

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