Poole Pottery

Poole Pottery is a British pottery brand owned by Denby Pottery Company, with the products made in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

Poole Pottery
OwnerDenby Pottery Company
CountryPoole, Dorset, England.
Introduced1873
Previous owners1999 – 2001 Orb Estates Ltd
2002 – 2006 Peter Ford
2006 Zemmel & Symonds
2007 – 2011 Lifestyle Group Ltd
Websitewww.poolepottery.co.uk

It was founded as a manufacturer in 1873 on Poole quayside in Dorset where it produced pottery, before moving its factory operations in 1999 to a new site in Sopers Lane until its closure in 2006. They generally specialised on earthenware, although other bodies such as stoneware were periodically produced.

Historical products from Poole Pottery are displayed in museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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