Others say...

"A perfect pour."
Plenty of space for a few mugs of tea -- enough for my household of three to get enough to satisfy with only one pot. Well-balanced, and easy to employ for the "perfect," dripless pour. This is a teapot disinclined to dribble down the lip onto your counter after pouring, a thing I thoroughly appreciate. There is a catch in the lid to keep it from falling off and it's not too heavy to pour one-handed, even though it's on the larger side in the world of teapots. I got a bodum yoyo tea strainer to go in it and it works just fine. A teaball on a chain might be better, though. And really -- would it work better if it was made in England? It matches all the other Blue Willow Churchill pieces I have and that's good enough for me.

"My wife is very happy with it ..."
which is all I required from this product.

"GREAT Utility Tea Pots! Good Balance - Stays Hot!"
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First, to address some of the pixilated reviews below: I am unaware of any misrepresentations made by Churchill regarding the origin of manufacture. Amazon does not claim these are Made in England. These are sturdy, utility, work horse teapots. They are among the least expensive, decent, everyday knock-around teapots on the market. Anyone expecting something grand from the Gilded Age delivered to his or her door, including UPS shipping fees for less than $30.00 is disturbed.

Churchill and similar manufacturers with the same physical design are my everyday teapots. I have collected seven of various patterns over the years as utility teapots, and I love them! The lids are interchangeable if one dies. The crocheted cozies I made for them are interchangeable as well.

With clean pots constantly in rotation, one can retain the cold remains from breakfast's keemun for later use over ice, while preparing a mid morning green tea in a fresh pot. If I do not get wild with the lid, and inadvertently fling it somewhere, these pots will last many years.

Churchill teapots are durable, high-fired earthenware. They lack the ultimate heat retentive capability and unsurpassed elegance of bone china teapots; they are also only 10% of their cost. These two issues are partially overcome with pretty porcelain teacups.

Churchill tea pots are wonderful, sturdy, utility stalwarts that have better heat-retentive qualities than a "Brown Betty" as well as superior balance. The design's spout is also reasonably drip-free.

The earthenware is not as inclined to craze as bone china. I can preheat a pot with sitting boiling water without fear of thermal shock. They are dishwasher safe, as well as microwave safe, should anyone be inclined to blaspheme their noble brew by nuking it.

The 32-ounce capacity is the five and a half mark on a Russell Hobbs electric kettle. The opening accepts a 72 mm tea strainer. The 3" stainless mesh tea strainer basket with 3" outside diameter is a fraction too small for the teapot's opening. Other than green or white teas, I dispense with the strainer and measure from 5 grams to 8 grams of black China or India teas, which are then allowed to settle. The spout's size and shape permits easy removal of whole tea leaves, simply by rinsing with water. It never becomes necessary to poke at the spout with skewers.

A footed lip on the lid helps to secure it when pouring. The balance bears mentioning again as it is so annoying to deal with a poorly balanced teapot all day.

Churchill teapot's design (not just the pattern), has been around for many years it has been my preference for an everyday pot for over 25 years.


"Wessex and Malaysian"
I purchased a 45 piece set of, supposedly Churchill, Blue Willow dishes in addition to a matching teapot and 9 inch bowl. Bowl stamped Wessex, made in England and teapot Wessex, made in Malaysia. None is Churchill as advertised. I can't wait to get the dish set to see where they were made. Whadayathink? Antarctica? Since the quality/price was right for the parts that I have recieved, and I'm not all that picky, I'm not complaining yet, just passing along the information.

"Buyer beware!!! A big disappointment and a lot of anguish"
Made in England. So it says. What I received in the box today is not a Churchill Chealsea Tea Pot but some teapot made in Malaysia. What is up with that? I suppose I have to go through the proper channels to get this straightened out. Be prepared to spend a lot of time dealing with this matter. There is no savings at all, when one counts precious time and emotional upheaval. A really big disappointment. Maybe this was an April Fool's joke, not a pre-Christmas present.