Midwinter Pottery

Midwinter Pottery
IndustryPottery
PredecessorW. R. Midwinter (1910-1932), W. R. Midwinter Ltd (1932-1987)
Founded1910
FounderWilliam Robinson Midwinter
Defunct1987
FateAcquired by Wedgwood
SuccessorMeakin & Midwinter Holdings Ltd 1968-1970, J. & G. Meakin Ltd.
Headquarters
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
,
England
Key people
Roy Midwinter (Director)
ProductsCeramics
Number of employees
700+ (1930s)

The Midwinter Pottery was founded as W.R. Midwinter by William Robinson Midwinter in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent in 1910 and had become one of England's largest potteries by the late 1930s with more than 700 employees.[1][2] Production of Midwinter pottery ceased in 1987.

Close up of a jug and side plates in the popular Zambesi design, 1950s
Galaxy, a hand painted design by Jessie Tait, 1950s
Midwinter ware from the Mexicana range
English Garden, transfer printed on the 'Fine' shape, late 1960s
  1. ^ "W R Midwinter Ltd". A-Z Stoke-on-Trent Potters. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "History of the W.R. Midwinter". Pottery Histories. Retrieved 21 June 2015.