Burslem Pottery Co Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Burslem Pottery Co

Burslem

1894

1934

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Scotia Works, Wedgwood Place, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • Established in 1894 by the brothers Charles Frederick Bailey and Alexander Bailey.

  • In 1913 C. F. Bailey along with another brother John C. Bailey aquired Furnivals (1913) Ltd.

  • From c.1925 the Burslem Pottery Co. shared part of the Scotia Works with Alcock, Lindley and Bloore.

  • The Bailey family managed the company until the death of Charles Frederick Bailey in 1934, when the business was closed. 

 

Overhouse Street
(Wedgood Place)
Burslem


Burslem Pottery Co.
earthenware manufacturers, Scotia Works

 

from..... 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

 

 

 

Dish by Burslem Pottery Co. in the OXFORD pattern   
Dish by Burslem Pottery Co. in the OXFORD pattern 

 

 


Soup serving dish by Burslem Pottery Co.

 

 

 
platter in the Asiatic Pheasants pattern 

- more information on Asiatic Peasants - 

 

photos courtesy: Suzanne Burdis

 


a serving dish in a deco style pattern 
The Burslem Pottery Co
Scotia
England  

Scotia is the name of their pottery works.

The registration number 724225 shows that the pattern was first registered in 1926 

 

 

 

Marks and initials used on ware for identification:

The Burslem Pottery Co

 

P B Co Ltd

 

 

 
The Burslem Pottery Co
England  

Typical printed mark 1894-1934

 

 


Trade Mark
DRAGON
B P Co Ltd
BURSLEM 

Dragon is the pattern name
the initials are hard to make out
but probably B P Co Ltd

 

 


Scotia Works, Burslem 
on the corner of Overhouse Street, Wedgwood Place and Scotia Road
photo: E. J. D. Warrillow collection

- click for more information on the Scotia Works -

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks