Denby as you said seems to be doing well. some cousins of my wife have written a book about the history of Langley, which was at langley Mill near to the Denby, but went down in the 1950's I think.

Denby Pottery(on the outskirts of Ripley) is a great place to visit - with a visitors centre, a big shop for discontinued lines, seconds, as well as a showroom for the latest stuff. there is a nice inexpensive restaurant and kitchenware shops where they do cookery demonstrations.

thery also do tours of the factory.

lets hope they're allowed to continue. their product is quite stunningly beautiful.