| LC control no. | n 50022708 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Josiah Wedgwood & Sons |
| Variant(s) | Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Wedgwood & Sons Wedgwood (Trade name) Wedgwood (Josiah) and Sons, ltd. |
| See also | Hierarchical superior: Josiah Wedgwood Limited Hierarchical superior: Wedgwood (Firm) |
| Biography/History note | Wedgwood, Josiah, M.P., C.C. and Ormsbee, Thomas H. Staffordshire pottery, 1947: p.57-58 (preceding titles and partnerships of the firm: 1768-1780: "Wedgwood and Bentley", Josiah Wedgwood [I] with Thomas Bentley; 1780-1790: "Wedgwood"; 1790-1793: "Wedgwood, Sons and Byerley", with his three sons John, Josiah [II] and Thomas, and his sister's son Thomas Byerley; 1793-1810: "Wedgwood, Son and Byerley", with son Josiah and Byerley; Josiah [I] died in 1795 and firm was carried on by his son, Josiah [II]) p.82 (1810-1823: "Josiah Wedgwood"; 1823-1827: "Josiah Wedgwood & Son", assisted by his eldest son Josiah [III]; 1827-: "Josiah Wedgwood & Sons", when managed by his third son Francis) Acquired in 1986 by Waterford Glass Group, which was renamed Waterford Wedgwood plc in July / August 1989. |
| Beginning date | 1827 |
| Ending date | 2009 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Stoke-on-Trent (England) |
| Located | Barlaston (England) |
| Field of activity | Wedgwood ware Pottery Pottery industry |
| Found in | Its Wedgwood catalogue of body glazes ... 1940? Its Annual report and statement of accounts 1964: title page (Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited) page 2 (Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited; its works and registered offices are at Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, with showrooms at 34 Wigmore Street, London W.1) ; 1965: title page (Josiah Wedgwood Limited) page 2 (since 31st December 1965 the parent company has changed its name from Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited to Josiah Wedgwood Limited; at the same time a new subsidiary company was formed with the name of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited to take over the manufacturing and trading activities of the parent company) Its Accounts 1987: t.p. (Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited) p.1 (registered office at Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) p.5 (company is owned by Wedgwood Limited) p.17 (its ultimate holding company is Waterford Glass Group plc, incorporated in the Republic of Ireland) Its Financial statements 1994: t.p. (Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited) p.17 (its ultimate holding company is Waterford Wedgwood plc, incorporated in the Republic of Ireland) Wedgwood plc. Annual report 1982: page 9 (the group is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of fine bone china, earthenware, crystal and glass tableware, ornamental wares, ...) page 13 ([its principal subsidiary company:] Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited (operating under the trade name Wedgwood, Wedgwood Glass, [and others]) Wedgwood, Josiah, M.P., C.C. and Ormsbee, Thomas H. Staffordshire pottery, 1947: p.48-49 (Josiah Wedgwood, [born] 1730, master potter, set up on his own at Burslem in 1759; in 1773, Burslem works were closed and work transferred to join the rest at Etruria [near Stoke-on-Trent]) p.82 (firm was called "Josiah Wedgwood & Sons" from 1827) Pottery Histories website, viewed 14 Mar. 2017 (Wedgwood c.1759-1989 (2008); Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons Ltd); incorporated as a private company in 1895; became a public company in July 1940; following restructuring in 1966, the company was renamed Josiah Wedgwood Ltd, to act as a holding company for the various businesses within the Wedgwood Group; a new trading subsidiary, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd, was formed to continue the manufacturing and trading activities of the original company) BBC News website, viewed 14 Mar. 2017: news item posted 1 May 2009 (birth of the iconic pottery company Wedgwood exactly 250 years ago on 1 May 1759; Wedgwood merged with the well-known Irish brand Waterford Crystal in the 1980s to create Waterford Wedgwood) Companies House Beta website, viewed 14 Mar. 2017 (incorporated on 8th May 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited under Company number 00044052; renamed as Josiah Wedgwood Limited on 25th March 1966, then Wedgwood Limited from 14th March 1968 (Wedgwood plc <1981>-1988); Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited re-registered under Company number 00613288 on 18th April 1975; in administration on 15th January 2009) LC data base, 9/26/92 (hdg.: Wedgwood (Josiah) and Sons, ltd.; usage: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, ltd.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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