 Figures of the other Beatles later followed, together with other wares depicting members of the group.These were produced in collaboration with The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool.In January 2008, Bailey announced her decision to retire from the pottery industry to concentrate on her family life and in May 2008 Lorna Bailey Artware went into voluntary liquidation, with the loss of seven jobs

In July 2005, Bailey was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Staffordshire University for her services to pottery design.