George Elliott Meakin

  General Notes:

Throughout the trying and sometimes critical years of the 1890's and 1900's the firm owed much of its stability and resilience to the abilities of George Elliot Meakin, son of George the elder. After serving an apprenticeship at the Eagle Pottery he was well equipped to step into his father's shoes when the latter died in 1891. Thereafter for thirty-six years he piloted the now limited liability company, being assisted by his brother James and his cousin Kenneth. Under his guidance the firm began to produce a semi-porcelain, suitable for transfer decoration, first in plain transfers but later, in response to demand, in hand coloured ornament. Still later they passed to the lithographic technique, which became (and still is) their chief decorative process. ²¹²

  Christening Notes:

Northwood

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation/Address: Scholar, 1871, Oulton, Kibblestone, Staffordshire.

• Occupation/Address: Pupil, 1881, Hillbrow Preparatory School, Rugby.

• Occupation/Address: Earthenware manufacturer, 1891, Cresswell Hall, Cresswell, Staffordshire.

• Occupation/Address: Living on own means, 1901, Vine Hotel, Stafford, Staffordshire.

George married Anna in 1915.¹⁴