Burmantofts Pottery

Burmantofts Pottery was the common trading name of a manufacturer of ceramic pipes and construction materials, named after the Burmantofts district of Leeds, England.

Following the example of Royal Doulton, having grown into a large company known for unglamourous utilitarian wares, the company expanded into decorated art pottery and decorative architectural ceramics such as tiles and glazed bricks. It closed in 1957, after cheaper foreign competition reduced profitability.

At various points the company was called: Wilcock & Co (1863), The Burmantofts Company (1888), Leeds Fireclay Co. Ltd. (1889).

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