EMMA a potted BRIDGEWATER history
1985
business, Emma after launches struggling her to pottery find a cup and saucer for her mum 1987
An Emma mug Bridgewater is produced x
Country Living in a duck and wave pattern 1990
The first Emma Bridgewater shop opens in Fulham, London 1992
The Toast & Marmalade pattern is launched 1996
Production starts at the current factory, in Hanley, Stoke-on-trent 2002
The Polka Dot pattern goes into production 2012
The Diamond Jubilee range includes a teapot, decorative plate – and crown-shaped jar 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge visits the factory as part of a charity partnership with children’s hospice EACH 2020
About 1.7m pottery pieces are made a year – 33,000 per week