Category:J. and G. Meakin
From Mystic Tea Room
In 1845 James Meakin and John Proctor founded a pottery at Lane End, Longton, England. The following year, Meakin moved to the Newtown Pottery in Longton. From there he moved his works to Cannon Street in Hanley.
The firm of J. and G. Meakin was formed in 1851 with his sons James Jr. and George. When James Sr. died, the sons moved the pottery to Market Street, Hanley.
J. and G. Meakin did an extensive business in export, with James running the pottery and George went to America as a salesman. As the company prospered, a new factory was built on the side of the Caldon canal to facilitate the delivery of raw materials and the shipment of finished goods to Liverpool for export. The company built the Eagle Pottery was built in Hanley in 1859 and later purchased the Eastwood pottery, which had been founded by another brother, Charles.
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