<P> J & G Meakin had close family and corporate affiliations to the potteries Johnson Brothers, and Alfred Meakin Ltd, which explains why many patterns are similar, if not almost exactly the same . </P> <P> There was a takeover by J. & G. Meakin in 1968 of Midwinter Pottery . </P> <P> The firm was taken over by the Wedgwood Group in 1970 . In 2000 production under the Meakin name ceased and their long - established works, Eagle Pottery, was then used for the production of Johnson Bros pottery . Eagle Pottery closed in 2004 when production was transferred abroad; the works were demolished in 2005 . </P>

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