Hammersley & Co. was based at Alsager Pottery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. The company began in 1887 and in 1970 was bought by Carborundum Ltd who had already purchased W.T.Copeland in 1966 (this is the company that followed on from Spode in the 19 th century).

In 1976 the companies merged with Royal Worcester to become Royal Worcester Spode Ltd. The Hammersley trade name was taken over by Palissy Pottery Ltd, part of the group, in 1982 and the Hammersley's Works closed in that year.

In December 1988 the use of the Hammersley and Palissy trade names ceased and in 1989 Palissy closed and the factory was demolished.

The Palissy Company and the Hammersley trade name were sold to Aynsley China in 1989. Aynsley China continues today but is not connected with this company. Their address is at Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.

The Spode Museum archive holds very little connected with Hammersleys just a few pattern books as yet un-researched from the late 1800s and some leaflets and catalogues.

Grosvenor China

Palissy