Undated
earthenware
earthenware · Longton, England
Contextual photograph of the factory shop, cafe and works at St. Mary’s Mill, Longton.
Pottery & porcelain
Stratford Bone China Ltd marks
Longton, England, United Kingdom · 1976–2005 · 4 marks.
- Active years
- 1976–2005
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Longton, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, figurines, tableware
- Marks
- 4
Dated marks & timeline
4 marks
Undated
Royale Stratford Made by Hand Staffordshire England
The trade name was registered in September 1997 on the basis of acquired distinctiveness; this is not a first-use date.
earthenware · Longton, England
The source describes a later challenge to the trademark, with dinnerware removed from its specification.
Undated
earthenware
earthenware · Longton, England
Building plaque at St. Mary’s Mount Pleasant, dated 1862; not a ceramic backstamp.
About Stratford Bone China Ltd
John Hinks founded Royale Stratford at St. Mary’s Mill, Longton, in 1976. Incorporated as Heanor Ceramics Ltd, it became Stratford Bone China Ltd in 1978. Receivers were appointed in 1996. Hinks sold the business to Bloor Potteries in 1999 and remained a consultant, while the Royale Stratford name continued. After the business failed in 2005, he began Studio Hinks Fine Bone China at Regent Works.