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Souvenir China Retailers of the 19th Century
Dick Henrywood
As marks on pottery and porcelain became more established, some china retailers ordered wares with personalised marks. Early examples, before about 1830 are not common, but the practice steadily expanded and in the second half of the century became commonplace as souvenir wares became popular. Some illustrations can be found in Ian T. Hendersons' Pictorial Souvenirs of Britain (David & Charles, 1974) and an excellent selection of Davenport wares are examined by Greg Freear in his Topographical Bat Prints on Davenport Wares (2008). The preliminary list of souvenir retailers below is not remotely comprehensive but will be expanded as more information becomes available. Contributions would be very welcome:
Marks | Retailer | Wares | Notes |
ABEL Cromer |
Souvenir views: “View of Cromer” |
Ill: Henderson 38 (spill vase) | |
ABRAHAMS Canterbury |
Souvenir views: “Canterbury Cathedral” “Missionary College of St. Augustine, Canterbury” |
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W. ARNOLD (Usk?) |
Souvenir views: |
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T. AUTCLIFFE China Rooms Bruton |
Souvenir views: “Bruton Church, Somerset” |
Ill: Henderson 85c (spill vase) | |
JAMES AUTUN China Rooms Leyburn |
Souvenir views: “Jervaulx Abbey, Wensleydale” |
Ill: Henderson 85a (mug) | |
J.F. BELL Bournemouth (Fancy Fair) |
Souvenir views: “The Gardens, Bournemouth” |
Ill: Henderson 301 (saucer) | |
W. BERRY China Warehouse 1 Fleet Street Coventry |
Souvenir views: “Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry” “View from Green, Coventry” |
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E. BLYTHE Post Office Hawes |
Souvenir views: “Hardrow Scar, Near Hawes, 100 Feet High” |
Edmund Blythe is listed as a General Dealer in Hardware, &c. in the Booksellers and Stationers section for Hawes in Bulmer's History, Topography and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890) | |
H. BOARDMAN Hitchin Herts. |
Souvenir view: “The Residence of late James Lucas Esqr., for 25 years known as the Hermit of Hertfordshire” |
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L.S. BOOTH Cross Cheaping Coventry |
Souvenir views: “Coventry” “Lady Godiva” “Peeping Tom” |
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J. BROADBRIDGE Arundel |
Souvenir views: “Arundel Castle” “Arundel Castle, Dairy House" "Arundel Castle from the Keep" |
Mentioned in Henderson 105 | |
BROUGHTON Ramsey |
Souvenir views: “A Present from Ramsey, I.O.M.” |
Ill: Henderson 48c (mug) | |
H.S. BRYANT Strood |
Souvenir views: “Rochester, with the New Bridge“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM1 (mark) and Page 15 | |
BUCKLEY & SONS Poole |
Souvenir views: “Brownsea Castle, Poole Harbour” |
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M. BURTON Eastbourne |
Souvenir views: “Grand Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex” “Marine Parade, Eastbourne” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM2 (mark) and Page 13 |
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S. CARTER |
Souvenir views: “The Church and Vicarage, Banbury“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM3 (mark) and Page 11 | |
W. CARTER China Merchant Loughborough |
Souvenir views: “Loughborough Church” |
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ISAAC CHAPMAN Trowbridge |
Souvenir views: “North East View of Trowbridge Church” |
Chapman owned china rooms in Market Place, Trowbridge | |
M. COOPER Henley-on-Thames |
Souvenir views: “Henley Bridge” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM4 (mark) and Page 13 | |
J. COTTON |
Souvenir views: “Goodrich Court & Castle on the Wye“ (Davenport) “Ross“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM5 (mark) and Page 15 | |
J. DAVIES |
Souvenir views: “Castle Highclere, the Seat of the Earl of Carnarvon“ (Davenport) “Donnington Castle“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM6 (mark) and Page 12 | |
H. DAVIS China Warehouse Thornbury |
Souvenir views: “Thornbury Church, Gloucestershire” |
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H. Downing China Merchant Wellington Salop. |
Souvenir views: |
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J. FARADAY China Warehouse Skipton |
Souvenir views: “Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM7 (mark) and Page 11 | |
M.R. FARWELL Christchurch |
Souvenir views: “Christchurch” (Edge, Malkin & Co.) |
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H. FOGGITT Kirkstall |
Souvenir views: “Kirkstall Abbey” |
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C. FORTUNE China Dealer Harrogate |
Souvenir views: “Sulphur Well, Harrogate” |
Ill: Henderson 9b (plate) | |
J. FRANCE China Warehouse Rotherham |
Souvenir views: “Rotherham Church / A Present from Rotherham” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM8 (mark) and Page 15 | |
FULLER Ramsgate |
Souvenir views: “Ramsgate” |
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GARDNER & SON Hythe |
Souvenir views: “Saltwood Castle, Kent“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM9 (mark) and Page 15 | |
GOSLING Eastbourne |
Souvenir views: “Cavendish Place & Portion of Grand Parade, Eastbourne” “Grand Parade, Eastbourne” (Davenport) “Marine Parade, Eastbourne” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM10 (mark) and Page 13; Henderson 39 (Davenport jug) | |
GRAYSTON Bury St. Edmunds |
Souvenir views: “Norman Tower, Bury St. Edmunds“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM11 (mark) and Page 12 | |
GREATBATCH Oxford |
Souvenir views: “Entrance to Oxford by Magdalen Bridge” (Davenport) |
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GREEN Petworth |
Souvenir views: ”Lillington Church, Sussex” |
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H. GREY China Rooms Hereford |
Souvenir views: ”Hereford Cathedral” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM12 (mark) and Page 13 | |
W. HAKE China & Glass Warehouse Ottery St. Mary |
Souvenir views: “Collegiate Church, Ottery St. Mary“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM13 (mark) and Page 14 | |
J. HARRISON Woodstock |
Ill: Freear RM14 (mark) | ||
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H. HEDGER 15 Broad Gate Coventry |
Souvenir views: “Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry” “The Holy Trinity, Coventry” “Trinity Schools” |
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HERRING Wells |
Souvenir views: “Wells Cathedral, East” “Wells Cathedral, West” |
Ill: Henderson 85b (mug) | |
J. HIDE Whitchurch Hampshire |
Souvenir views: “Whitchurch. Parish Church“ |
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A. HILL The Arcade Newark |
Souvenir views: |
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HOLLOWELL Burford |
Souvenir views: “Burford Church“ |
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HOPE Ramsgate |
Souvenir views: “The Royal Harbour of Ramsgate” |
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R. HOWSE Marlborough |
Souvenir views: “Marlborough, Wilts. / A Present from Marlborough” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM15 (mark) and Page 14 | |
JACKSON |
Souvenir views: “Castle Howard“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM16 (mark) and Page 12 | |
U. JACOBS Market Place Wincanton |
Souvenir views: “Wincanton Church” (Davenport) |
Uriah Jacobs is listed as a China. &c. Dealer in the Market Place in Hunt & Co.’s 1850 Directory & Topography of the Town of Wincanton | |
JOHNSTON Battle |
Souvenir views: “Battle Abbey Gateway” |
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A. JONES & Co. 80 Northgate Street Gloucester |
Souvenir views: “Gloucester Cathedral / A Present from Gloucester“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM17 (mark) and Page 13 | |
KEELER Canterbury |
Souvenir views: “Canterbury Cathedral” |
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KITCHEN Stratford-on-Avon |
Souvenir views: |
Ill: Freear RM18 (mark) and Pages 15/16 | |
LEE Whitby |
Souvenir views: “The New Saloon, Whitby” |
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J. LUCK & SON Parade Tunbridge Wells |
Souvenir views: “Calverley Park & Hotel, Tunbridge Wells” “The Toad Rock, Tunbridge Wells” |
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S. MATON China Rooms Salisbury |
Souvenir views: “Poultry Cross” “Salisbury Cathedral” “Stonehenge” “The Castle of Old Sarum / In the Time of King Stephen” |
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H. MILLER China & Glass Depot Seaton |
Souvenir views: “Seaton” |
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T. MILLER Tunbridge |
Souvenir views: “Grammar School, Tunbridge, Kent” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM19 (mark) and Page 16 | |
MORRIS Lymington |
Souvenir views: “Lymington Church“ “The Needles, Isle of Wight” |
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MOULDER Woodstock |
Souvenir views: “Blenheim Palace, North View“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM20 (mark) and Page 11 | |
E. MUNDEN China Rooms Glastonbury |
Souvenir views: “The Choir, Glastonbury Abbey” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM21 (mark) and Page 13 | |
NEWINGTON & Co. York |
Souvenir views: “N.W. View of York Minster” “St. Mary’s Abbey, York” |
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Samuel PAUL Lyme Regis |
Souvenir views: “Lyme from the Holme Bush / A Present from Lyme” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM22 (mark) and Page 14 | |
M. PIKE Great Yarmouth |
Souvenir views: “Quay and Town Hall, Great Yarmouth“ (Davenport) “Yarmouth Beach” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM23 (mark) and Page 23 | |
JOHN RANDALL & SON China Merchant Rochester |
Souvenir views: “Rochester Castle and Pavilion” |
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E. REEVES Strand Exmouth |
Souvenir views: “Exmouth from the Sea” |
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C. RING College Green Bristol |
Souvenir views: “Church of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM25 (mark) and Page 11 | |
C. RING Clifton and Bristol |
Souvenir views: “Clifton” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM24 (mark) and Page 11 | |
W. SABIN Stratford-on-Avon |
Souvenir views: “Anne Hathaways Cottage“ “Avon Bank, Stratford-on-Avon” (Davenport) “Stratford on Avon Church“ |
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SAILES China Warehouse Howden |
Souvenir views: “Howden Church“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM26 (mark) and Page 13 | |
WILLIAM SAVAGE Winchester |
Souvenir views: "The Church of St. Cross" “Winchester Cathedral“ (Davenport) “The College Chapel, Winchester“ (Copeland) |
Ill: Freear RM27 (mark) and Page 17 | |
SAVAGE Wells |
Souvenir views: “Wells Cathedral” |
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M. SCRAGG Tenbury |
Souvenir views: “Pump Room & Baths, Tenbury Wells” |
Ill: Henderson 12 (mug) | |
H. SHEPPARD Pyle Street Newport I. of W. |
Souvenir views: “Victoria’s Home / Osborne, I. of W.” |
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SILL BROTHERS Bidford |
Souvenir views: “The Old Falcon Inn, Bidford, Where Shakespeare Stayed” (with Shakespeare verse "Piping Pebworth ...") |
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J. SKINNER Sevenoaks |
Souvenir views: “Knole, Sevenoaks“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM28 (mark) and Page 14 | |
I.D. SMITH China Warehouse Braintree |
Souvenir views: “Braintree Church / A Present from Braintree” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM29 (mark) and Page 11 | |
SPARSHOTT Winchester |
Souvenir views: “St. Cross, Winchester“ “Winchester Cathedral” |
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J. SPICER High West Street Dorchester |
Souvenir views: “Corfe Castle” |
Ill: Henderson 83a (mug) | |
STEERE Richmond |
Souvenir views: “Cholmondeley Walk, Richmond” |
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J. THOMAS Weymouth |
Souvenir views: “Weymouth Sands & Esplanade / A Present from Weymouth“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM30 (mark) and Page 16 | |
WATSON Salisbury |
Souvenir views: “Stonehenge, Wilts." |
Ill: Henderson 93 (plate) | |
WATSON & GODDEN Salisbury |
Souvenir views: “Salisbury Cathedral” “Stonehenge, Wilts.” |
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H. WELLARD Herne Bay |
Souvenir views: “Herne Bay” |
Ill: Henderson 43a (spill vase) | |
JESSE WIGHTMAN |
Souvenir views: “Framlingham Castle“ |
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G. WILLMOTT Axminster |
Souvenir views: “St. Marys Church, Axminster“ |
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J. WILEMAN |
Souvenir views: “Chain Pier, Brighton” |
An advert for Wileman & Co. at the same address appeared in Saunders' The Stranger's Guide in Brighton (c.1844). |
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W. WILEMAN China & Glass Warehouse Worthing |
Souvenir views: “Cambridge Terrace, Worthing“ “Worthing Pier“ |
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T. WILMSHURST Chichester |
Souvenir views: “Chichester Cathedral” (Davenport) “Goodwood House” (Copeland) “The Cross, Chichester” (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM31 (mark) and Page 12; Henderson 105 (plate) | |
WILSON & WILSON China Warehouse Malton |
Souvenir views: “Castle Howard“ (Davenport) |
Ill: Freear RM32 (mark) and Page 12 | |
T. WOOD 83 West Street King’s Road Brighton |
Souvenir views: “Chain Pier, Brighton” “West View of the Pavilion, Brighton” |
An asterisk (*) indicates information that has not been confirmed.
With thanks to everyone who has contributed information, and particularly for images included above:
Greg Freear; John Harbold; Richard Maskell; Steve Millington
Page created 20 January 2021. Last updated 26 April 2024.
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