Billingsley, William
Other Business Names:
- Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Works
- Coke, John
- Pinxton China Factory
- Nantgarw Pottery
- Billingsley & Walker
- Cambrian Factory
- Royal Worcester
- Flight & Barr
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
- Pinxton, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Swansea, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Torksey, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
- Worcester, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Domestic ceramic products manufacture
Notes:
William Billingsley, 1758-1828, was a leading decorator of porcelain and also, for long periods, owner and/or manager of porcelain factories. He won an outstanding reputation as porcelain painter at the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Works before leaving in c1796 to join with John Coke in establishing Pinxton China Factory. In 1801 again moved on to establish short lived factories at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and Torksey, Lincolnshire. 1813 established Nantgarw Pottery which traded as Billingsley & Walker. Encountered severe technical difficulties before shifting production to Cambrian Factory, Swansea, between 1814 and 1817. From 1808 in employment of Flight & Barr [Royal Worcester]
Publications:
- Billingsley, Brampton and Beyond. In search of the Weston connection. The provenance of a porcelain service, over 200 years old, is investigated by Gardner, Pamela
- Billingsley Mansfield. An exhibition to celebrate the millennium and the bicentenary of William Billingsley's Mansfield porcelain decorating establishment by Deverill, Ian, & C Barry Sheppard (eds)
- Excavation of the Torksey Porcelain Manufactory by Chapman, Roy E
- History of the Torksey and Mansfield China Factories by Exley, Clifford L
- William Billingsley, 1758-1828 by Unknown
- William Billingsley, 1758-1828. His outstanding achievement as an artist and porcelain maker by John, W D
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Works
- Coke, John
- Pinxton China Factory
- Nantgarw Pottery
- Billingsley & Walker
- Cambrian Factory
- Royal Worcester
- Flight & Barr
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England
- Pinxton, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
- Swansea, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Torksey, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
- Worcester, Worcestershire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Domestic ceramic products manufacture
Notes:
William Billingsley, 1758-1828, was a leading decorator of porcelain and also, for long periods, owner and/or manager of porcelain factories. He won an outstanding reputation as porcelain painter at the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Works before leaving in c1796 to join with John Coke in establishing Pinxton China Factory. In 1801 again moved on to establish short lived factories at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and Torksey, Lincolnshire. 1813 established Nantgarw Pottery which traded as Billingsley & Walker. Encountered severe technical difficulties before shifting production to Cambrian Factory, Swansea, between 1814 and 1817. From 1808 in employment of Flight & Barr [Royal Worcester]Publications:
- Billingsley, Brampton and Beyond. In search of the Weston connection. The provenance of a porcelain service, over 200 years old, is investigated by Gardner, Pamela
- Billingsley Mansfield. An exhibition to celebrate the millennium and the bicentenary of William Billingsley's Mansfield porcelain decorating establishment by Deverill, Ian, & C Barry Sheppard (eds)
- Excavation of the Torksey Porcelain Manufactory by Chapman, Roy E
- History of the Torksey and Mansfield China Factories by Exley, Clifford L
- William Billingsley, 1758-1828 by Unknown
- William Billingsley, 1758-1828. His outstanding achievement as an artist and porcelain maker by John, W D