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Haddon Hall is an English Medieval Manor House built by the river Wye near Bakewell Derbyshire, England and is the former seat of the Dukes of Rutland.
The origins of the hall date from the 11th century, with additions at various stages between the 13th and the 17th century, the latter was in the Tudor style.
Presently it is the home of Lord & Lady Edward Manners whom are painstakingly restoring "The Hall" to its former glory, and is open to the general public.
The Haddon Hall Pattern was designed by John Wadsworth [1879- 1955].
The bone china wares were made at the Minton pottery was located on London Rd, Stoke on Trent, England.
The distinctive decorative pattern is inspired by tapestry's hanging behind the high table & bench within the banqueting hall.
Haddon Hall china was first produced in 1938 and production halted because of lack of interest, too expensive for the middle class, and the threat of war.
When production re-commenced John Wadsworth's signature appeared on the MINTONS understamp 1948 -1950.
A new MINTON crest was created in 1951 with John Wadsworth signature of which is still in use today.
MINTON merged with Royal Doulton in 1968.
Royal Doulton was taken over in turn by the Waterford-Wedgwood group in January 2005.Royal Doulton is part of the Fiskars Corporation, which also owns Wedgwood, and is still part of the Fiskars family of brands today. In 2015, Fiskars acquired 100% of the holdings of WWRD Holdings Limited, including the brands of Royal Doulton, Wedgwood, Waterford, Royal Albert, and Rogaška.
Royal Doulton is a pottery company that was founded in 1815 in Lambeth, south London, by John Doulton, Martha Jones, and John Watts. The company specializes in tableware and "collectables", which are ceramic figures that have been featured in weekend supplement ads. Today, the majority of Royal Doulton pieces are made in Indonesia, although the high-quality items are still made in England
MINTON Haddon Hall Green , Gold, Blue & Trellis Blue trim are now manufactured in a state of the art Indonesian plant using the original MINTON moulds and understamps of which there is a large influx of MINTON Haddon Hall exported world wide sporting the MINTON 1951 Crest, Made in England, B1451, John Wadsworth.
nb. There is a lot of Mintons Haddon Hall Green Trim items with the 1912-1950 (1948-1950) old Crest without John Wadsworths signature, manufactured circa 1938.
