Harold Holdcroft

Harold Holdcroft was born in 1904, was appointed a lecturer at Burslem School of Art at the age of 18, and was working at JS&S by 1928.  There is a picture of his lustre and mottled pink stuff in the Pottery Gazette dated 2 April 1928.  He left JS&S in 1934 to go to T C Wild, eventually producing the Old Country Roses design.
 

Lustre Ware

He also designed some Hotel ware for L.M.S.

   Hand Painted

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