8. Burleigh

Burleigh has a rich heritage of design and craftmanship. Generation after generation have produced beautiful earthenware from the same Victorian factory in Middleport. From the pottery centre of Stoke on Trent, England, Burleigh are the only manufacturer still using their traditional hand decoration method. Each piece is decorated using under glaze transfers - once a common method of decoration but so highly skilled and labour intensive that it is rarely seen today.

Since 1889, Burleigh have stayed true to their roots and continue to produce breakfast, tea and dinner sets; jugs, mugs, cups and saucers, bowls, plates, platters, kitchenware and bathroom ware. Many of these are produced using their archive moulds.

The clay that is used for each piece is made by Burleigh from raw ingredients, ensuring they have total control over the fine quality of theirearthenware products. The process is much the same as when they started and the same 19th century machinery is still in use.