We started collecting Blue Calico pottery in 1996. (Blue Calico is made by Burleigh in Staffordshire, England). We liked it so much that we became an importer, and we sell it online at bluecalico.com, by mail, and by telephone. Click here to visit bluecalico.com
This is the teapot that started it all:
Burgess Dorling & Leigh's Middleport Pottery is the oldest continuously-producing pottery in Staffordshire, England.
Burleighware is the trade name for Burleigh's pottery products. At Blue Calico Ltd., we carry the following patterns of Burleigh Ware: Burleighware Blue Arden view here Burleighware Blue Asiatic Pheasants view here Burleighware Blue Burgess Chintz view here Burleighware Blue Calico view here Burleighware Blue Felicity (aka Pale Felicity) view here Burleighware Blue Prunus view here Burleighware Bluebird (aka Blue Bird) view here Burleighware Pink Arden view here Burleighware Pink Asiatic Pheasants view here Burleighware Pink Felicity view here Burleighware Pink Victorian Chintz view here
We visited the Burleigh factory in April 2002, and here are some of our pictures: here and here