Midwinter Pottery

Midwinter Pottery
IndustryPottery
PredecessorW. R. Midwinter (1910-1932), W. R. Midwinter Ltd (1932-1987)
Founded1910
FounderWilliam Robinson Midwinter
Defunct1987
FateAcquired by Wedgwood
SuccessorMeakin & Midwinter Holdings Ltd 1968-1970, J. & G. Meakin Ltd.
Headquarters,
Key people
Roy Midwinter (Director)
ProductsCeramics
Number of employees
700+ (1930s)

The Midwinter Pottery was founded as W.R. Midwinter by William Robinson Midwinter in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent in 1910 and had become one of England's largest potteries by the late 1930s with more than 700 employees. Production of Midwinter pottery ceased in 1987.