Shore & Coggins Limited produced china ware in their Edensor Works, New Street and the High Street Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The firm dates back to when it was known as J.
Shore & Co. In a new partnership was formed with Shore, Coggins & Holt, this partnership survived 5 years until when John William Holt left and Shore & Coggins Limited was formed. In William Coggins died and John Shore (the founder) sold the business to Thomas C Wild & Sons.
(who were acquiring a number of other pottery businesses). The Wild group expanded the business and introduced the 'Bell China' trade name. 'Queen Anne' and 'Princess Anne' trade names were introduced after the Second World War. In there was reorganisation of the Wild subsidiary companies (now under the control of Allied English Potteries) which incl
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