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Churchill China traces its origins back to 1795 and the foundation of its first factory in what later became Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. [1] As a manufacturer of the finest ceramic tableware. The company markets products for both the hospitality and retail markets, exporting to countries across the world.
Stoke-on-Trent was a world centre for fine ceramics—a skilled design trade has existed in the area since at least the 12th century. In the late 1980s and 1990s Stoke-on-Trent was hit hard by the general decline in the British manufacturing sector.
The Staffordshire Potteries is the industrial area encompassing the six towns Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Tunstall and Stoke (which is now the city of Stoke-on-Trent) in Staffordshire, England. [1] North Staffordshire became a centre of ceramic production in the early 17th century, [2] due to the local availability of clay, salt, lead and ...
It also introduced fine dining ranges in porcelain and bone china. The company was subject to a £30 million management buyout in 2009, after suffering a decline in sales. The company had £72 million of debt written off at the time of the buyout. [8] In 2010 Denby acquired Burleigh Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke-on-Trent is a city in Staffordshire, England. Known as The Potteries and is the home of the pottery industry in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1910 from six towns, the city has almost 200 listed buildings within the city. Many of these are connected with the pottery industry and the people involved with it.
City Sentral was a planned major retail and leisure development in city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.It was proposed by Realis Estates, and was a planned 650,000 sq ft (60,000 m 2) regional shopping centre which was due to open in 2016. [1]
The company was founded in Hanley by Richard Dudson in 1800. In its early years it produced a variety of domestic ware. In the 1880s James Thomas Dudson, great-grandson of the founder, identified a need to serve specifically the hospitality market, in view of the increase in travel created by the railways, and made significant changes in production.
The company was founded by Alfred Meakin, the brother of James and George Meakin who ran a large pottery company in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Alfred Meakin operated from the Royal Albert, Victoria, and Highgate Potteries in Tunstall [ 4 ] and later acquired the Newfield Pottery and the Furlong Mill.