B & EMark wording
1857
B & E
earthenware · Longton, England
map showing the location of the pottery at the junction of Commerce Street and Union Square, Longton
Pottery & porcelain
Beardmore & Edwards marks
Longton, England, United Kingdom · 1856–1858 · 1 mark.
- Active years
- 1856–1858
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Longton, England
- Products
- earthenware
- Marks
- 1
Beardmore & EdwardsMaker name
Dated marks & timeline
1 markAbout Beardmore & Edwards
Earthenware manufacturer at the junction of Union Square and Commerce Street, Longton , Stoke-on-Trent , England The partners were Thomas Beardmore and Aaron Edwards.
The partnership ended in April when Aaron Edwards left the business and William Newbon joined with Thomas Beardmore and the company continued as Newbon & Beardmore Aaron Edwards is likely to be the same person who co-founded Cartwright & Edwards in 1857/8 Subsequently: Newbon & Beardmore The London Gazette 30 April 1858 notice of the dissolution of the partnership between Beardmore and Edwards English Railway Transferware Platter - original illustration by Beardmore and Edwards This tray illustrates the steam engine and train cars from the Great Western Express railroad established in 1825 in England.
The opening of the railway line and the steam engine created a worldwide sensation, heralding in the new marvel of science and engineering. Trains and railways became a popular image in art work and new media.The illustration on these trains was created by Beardmore and Edwards and originally printed on ceramics in the late 1850s. This is a later copy, c.1900, made for the French and American market.