Doulton group. Royal Doulton was taken over in turn by the Waterford Wedgwood group in January 2005. As a result of these changes, the ceramics collection formerly in the Minton Museum was partly dispersed. On the other hand, the Minton Archive has been kept together with help from the Art Fund, being transferred to the City of Stoke-on-Trent in 2015. The Victorian building on Shelton Old Road, Stoke, which used to be the Minton Hollins tileworks is on a separate site from the former Minton pottery. It was threatened with demolition in the 1980s but was listed in 1986 and has been preserved. Notes References Battie, David, ed., Sotheby's Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain, 1990, Conran Octopus, Godden, Geoffrey, English China, 1985, Barrie & Jenkins, Savage, George, Pottery Through the Ages, Penguin, 1959 Further reading Atterbury, Paul, and Batkin, Maureen, Dictionary of Minton, Antique Collectors' Club, 1990. External links The Minton Archive Famous Potters of Stoke-on-Trent – Thomas Minton Explore historic Minton pottery online The Majolica Society Stoke Museums: home to the former Minton Museum collection Ceramics manufacturers of England Companies based in Stoke-on-Trent British companies established in 1793 Staffordshire pottery Art Nouveau