Over the years, Poole have produced and nurtured some of the UK’s most prolific visionaries, designers and ceramicists. As a result, they have played an important role in the art and design movements throughout the last century which continues in the twenty first century. Their proud history of design and innovation includes many distinctive contributions to such periods and movements as the late Victorian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism.

Throughout the years Poole Pottery has become renowned for excellence in design and commitment to developing innovative collections. Over our long and successful history they have created work for many of the finest retailers and organisations throughout the world.

All new Poole Pottery designs start life with the designers who know what makes their ceramics so special, when a design has been created the process is passed to their production team in Staffordshire. They manufacture Poole ceramics at the historic Middleport Pottery as part of the Burgess and Leigh Ltd group of brands, this includes Burleigh Pottery and Hartley Greens and Co. Each unique types of English ceramics, all made in the time honoured ways, staying true to the individual brands. From Clay to finished product, pure English.