Pottery & porcelain
Ridgway Potteries Ltd marks
various works, England, United Kingdom · 1955–1972 · 15 marks.
- Active years
- 1955–1972
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- various works, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, porcelain, tableware
- Marks
- 15
Dated marks & timeline
15 marks
Undated
Ridgway Made in Staffordshire England
white · Staffordshire, England
White Mist is the pattern name.
Undated
Ridgway of Staffordshire
Staffordshire, England
Queenston is the pattern name and Heritage the series. The source says this style was also used before 1955; this does not establish an end date.
Undated
Ridgway Potteries Ltd Made in Staffordshire
The source identifies 2-62 as the manufacturing date, February 1962.
Staffordshire, England
Homemaker is the style name.
Undated
Ridgway Potteries Ltd VITROCK Hotelware Strong as a rock Made in England
The source identifies 9-62 as the manufacturing date, September 1962.
Staffordshire, England
Undated
Royal Swan
Design registration number 734447 dates to 1928, under the earlier Booths business.
Staffordshire, England
Undated
Royal Swan
The source identifies 8-57 as August 1957 manufacture; design registration 734447 dates to 1928.
Staffordshire, England
Undated
Royal Swan
The source identifies 12-55 as December 1955 manufacture; design registration 734447 dates to 1928.
Staffordshire, England
Undated
SR made in Staffordshire England IRONSTONE
Staffordshire, England
The source tentatively attributes the SR mark to Ridgway; the museum evidence cited there is qualified rather than definitive.
Undated
SR Ridgway IRONSTONE Staffordshire England
The source identifies 2-73 as February 1973 manufacture.
Staffordshire, England
Canterbury is the pattern name. Attribution of the SR mark to Ridgway is tentative in the source.
About Ridgway Potteries Ltd
Ridgway Potteries Ltd emerged from Lawley Group reorganisations in 1954–1955, bringing together Ridgway, Adderley, Booths, Colclough and associated factories. The group made bone china, earthenware and hotel ware across several Staffordshire works. In 1964 the expanded Lawley Group became Allied English Potteries, which merged with Royal Doulton in 1972. Ridgway names and backstamps continued afterwards.