Spode Under the name 'Spode Ltd' the same factories and business was continued after 1970. In 2006, the business merged with Royal Worcester. The merged company entered administration on 6 November 2008. The brand names and intellectual property were acquired by Portmeirion Group on 23 April 2009. On 23 April 2009, Portmeirion Pottery purchased their rival Royal Worcester and Spode brands, together with some of the stock, after they had been placed into administration the previous November. The purchase did not include Royal Worcester or Spode manufacturing facilities. Many items in Spode's Blue Italian and Woodland ranges are now made at
In the Name of the Brother In the Name of the Brother "In the Name of the Brother" is the 12th episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series "Once Upon a Time", and the show's 34th episode overall, which aired on January 20, 2013. In this episode Dr. Whale has to face his fears with helping people, while flashbacks show Victor Frankenstein bringing his brother back from the dead. It was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Milan Cheylov. Rumplestiltskin is featured in a black and white forest with a red cloak. In a black-and-white land (Earth, said by Dr