Doulton used the designation "Lambeth Stoneware" for a group of dish & tableware patterns released in the mid or late 1970s. These patterns included a wide variety of different pieces, some of which are tricky to identify correctly. For example, there are four sizes of plates, and three styles of individual bowls. This guide attempts to sort out the confusion so your listing(s) use the right names for the pieces you plan to auction.

Names and measurements are taken from Canadian Doulton pricelists in my possession. The pricelists don't give measurements for all items; in that case, I have measured items in my own set of Ting. These "my own" measurements are marked with an asterisk.

Linear measurements are given in inches and centimeters. Capacity measurements are given in imperial pints and liters. Imperial pints are 568 ml; American pints are 465 ml each.

• I. Plates by diameter
  • dinner plate: 10½" 27 cm
  • luncheon plate: 9" 23 cm
  • salad or dessert plate: 8" 20 cm
  • bread & butter plate: 6½" 16 cm
  • oval platter (small): 13¼" 33 cm long
  • oval platter (large): 16" 40 cm long
• II. Bowls by diameter
  • rim soup bowl: 7½" 19 cm
  • soup/cereal dish: 6¾" 17 cm
  • rim fruit bowl (fruit nappy): 5¾" 15 cm
  • salad bowl: *9¼" *24 cm
  • open oval vegetable (serving): *10¾" long
• III. Casseroles by capacity.
  • oval casserole: 3½ pint 1.99 liter
  • round casserole (large): 6 pint 3.41 liter
  • round casserole (medium): 4 pint 2.27 liter
  • round casserole (small): 2½ pint 1.42 liter
  • round casserole (v. small): ¾ pint 0.42 liter
• IV. Souffle dishes by capacity.
  • large souffle: 2½ pint 1.42
  • medium souffle: 1½ pint 0.85 liter
  • small souffle (individual ramkin): *150 ml (*3¼" dia.)
• V. Other ordinary pieces.
  • tea cup: 2¾" 7 cm high
  • saucer: 6¼" 16 cm diameter
  • coffee mug: 3¾" 9.5 cm high; taller than the teacup
  • coffee pot - tall and narrow
  • tea pot - short and squat
  • salt & pepper shaker (not in my pricelists; rarely seen on eBay)
  • sugar bowl
  • creamer
• VI. Unusual and hard-to-identify pieces.
  • oblong roaster - rectangular, I believe
  • gravy boat
  • gravy boat stand
  • milk jug - like a large creamer
  • egg cup — I've seen these called "sake cups" and "shotglasses".
  • goblet/seafood cocktail

If you have information to supplement what's in this guide, don't hesitate to get in touch with me. Some pieces may not have been sold internationally, for example, and I simply don't know about them. If you live in England, your remarks would be doubly welcome.

Patterns
The Royal Doulton Lambeth Stoneware covered by this guide includes the following patterns. this list may not be complete.

• Asian Dawn
• Basque *
• Biscay *
• Bistro
• Cinnamon *
• Cornwall *
• Daiseyfield
• Dubarry *
• Earthflower
• Fieldflower
• Festival *
• Florinda
• Forest Glen *
• Gaiety *
• Harvest Garland
• Harvest Time
• Hill Top
• Indigo
• Inspiration *
• Marbella *
• Morning Dew
• Nutmeg
• Paradise Garden
• Ravel
• Sandsprite *
• Shady Lane
• Summer Days *
• Tangier *
• Ting *
• Uplands
• Wild Cherry
• Will O' The Wisp.

Those patterns marked with an asterisk * are listed in a Canadian Doulton pricelist dated January 20, 1976. The other patterns appear in a later Canadian pricelist with prices about twice those in 1976. Some of the original patterns do not appear in that later pricelist and may have been discontinued by the date of its issue.

My own interest is in Ting which was one of the original Lambethware patterns introduced in 1974. Doulton guaranteed those patterns would remain available at least ten years. In fact, Ting was available until 1986, so it must have sold fairly well.

Searching eBay for "Lambeth Stoneware" will also cough up a variety of quite old pieces not at all related to this group of patterns. This guide is restricted solely to those patterns named above, which share a common design.