Hall and Read

Burslem
Wellington Works

1882

Hanley
Dresden Works

1883

Hanley
Royal Victoria Pottery

1883

1887

Earthenware manufacturer at Burslem and then Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

The partners were Henry Hall and Joseph Read.
They started business in 1882 at the Wellington Works, Newport lane, Dalehall, Burslem - in June 1882 they registered one pattern at this address.
By January 1883 they had moved manufacturing to the Dresden Works, Gordon Street, Hanley. and towards the end of 1883 they moved to the Royal Victoria Pottery at Victoria Square also in Hanley.
The business was financially unsuccessful and was bankrupt by May 1887.
A number of patterns registered by Hall & Read were acquired by Thomas Hughes.

notice of a deed of assignment dated 11 May 1887
for creditors against Hall & Read

Henry Hall of Withey Stakes, near Werrington in the county of Stafford, Earthenware Manufacturer and Metal Mounter, and Joseph Read of Hanley, in the same county, … lately carrying on business at the Victoria Works, Hanley aforesaid under the style of Hall and Read … Henry Hall, lately carrying on business as a Metal Mounter, at the New Hall Works, in New Hall-street Hanley.

serving platters in the Cannes pattern

this pattern is in the aesthetic style

the registration diamond shows that this pattern was registered on the 22nd February 1883 to Hall and Read of the Dresden Works, George Street, Hanley Staffordshire.

Cannes pattern - hand coloured

This pattern was produced in black and brown monochrome and also as hand coloured, sometimes with gilding

CANNES
H & R

Child's relief moulded teapot in the Union Flowers design
with Britannia metal lid

the registration diamond shows that this design was registered on the 17th October 1883 to Hall and Read.

teapot with Britannia metal lid

transferware patter - 'The Marriage Certificate'

Hall & Read
Hanley