High Street.—Messrs. Richard Hodson & Co., china services of the ordinary quality.
British Anchor Works, Anchor Road.—At these works, occupied by Mr. J. T. Hudden, earthenware only is made.
Royal Porcelain Works, Forrester Street, Anchor Road (Messrs. Robinson & Chapman).—These works have been built as a “model factory.” All the throwing-wheels and jiggers are turned by steam power, and many other operations, which under the old system were done by manual labour, are here carried on by the aid of steam. China of a superior quality and style of decoration is produced at these works.
Stafford Street.—Messrs. Hudson & Son produce ordinary china services.
St. Gregory’s Pottery.—These works, in High Street, were established in 1794 by Mr. G. Barnes, and were successively held by him and his partner Mr. Wood (under the style of Barnes & Wood), by Messrs. Wood & Blood, Mr. Chesworth; Messrs. Beardmore & Birks, and Mr. G. Townsend, from whom they passed in 1864 to Messrs. Tams & Lowe; they now belong to Mr. William Lowe alone. The goods produced comprise all the usual varieties of articles in useful ordinary earthenware, and in china of an average quality. In the former, dinner, tea, toilet, and other services, &c., are made in white, sponged, printed, ground-laid, and gilt varieties; in the latter only the ordinary common classes are made, principally for the home trade. The quality of the body is firm and good, and the mosaic jugs and tea-pots, mounted and otherwise, are well formed and decorated. In these and in the reeded turquoise tea-pots, &c., the ground colours are clear and even. The usual mark in the common willow pattern is a garter, with the words STAFFORDSHIRE IMPROVED, enclosing the name of the pattern and the Staffordshire knot; the ribbon is surmounted by a crown, and beneath are the initials of the firm, T. & L.