J. W. Pankhurst was a manufacturer of stone china and ironstone pottery, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Pankhurst took over the pottery of William Ridgway of the Ridgway Potteries family, who had introduced white granite ware. Between 1850 and 1851, the pottery operated as "J. W. Pankhurst" [1] until J. Dimmock joined as a partner in 1852, at which point "& Co." was added. [2] The company had operations from Charles Street and Old Hall Street in Hanley from 1850 to 1882 [3] until its bankruptcy and subsequent sale to Johnson Bros. [4]
J. W. Pankhurst was a manufacturer of stone china and ironstone pottery, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Pankhurst took over the pottery of William Ridgway of the Ridgway Potteries family, who had introduced white granite ware. Between 1850 and 1851, the pottery operated as "J. W. Pankhurst" [1] until J. Dimmock joined as a partner in 1852, at which point "& Co." was added. [2] The company had operations from Charles Street and Old Hall Street in Hanley from 1850 to 1882 [3] until its bankruptcy and subsequent sale to Johnson Bros. [4]