Carlton & Kent (Ltd)

Location and period of operation:

 (See sources)

Short lived Earthenware manufacturer at the Old Foley Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent. 

NOTE: The small district of Foley is very close to the municipal boundary between Fenton and Longton. 

• The original company was James Kent which was founded in 1897. 

• In 1987 the business became part of County Potteries PLC. 

• In 1989 County Potteries was renamed Carlton & Kent (from the names of Carlton Ware and James Kent which the company owned). During the same year Carlton & Kent went into receivership and the James Kent part was purchased by M. R. Hadida Ltd., owners of Hadida Fine Bone China Ltd.

• The company was renamed James Kent (1989) Ltd.

 

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