Clare Blake takes us through just some or Cornwall's potteries, including Carn, Tremaen and Tremar.

'Travelling around the beautiful county of Cornwall, it is surprising how often you stumble across potteries in out of the way corners, in sheltered coves, down narrow winding lanes, or braving the elements on bleak headlands. Its almost as though the studio pottery is an organic part of the Cornish landscape, and certainly potters who live and work there feel that the stimulating surroundings play an essential role in the creative process...'

Geoffrey Palin gives us a brief history of Donyatt Pottery.

'Donyatt, a small village located on the outskirts of Ilminster in Somerset, provides today's visitors with very few clues to its ceramic heritage, except perhaps the evocatively names 'Crock Street'. The potteries of Donyatt are remarkable for two reasons - the unbroken succession of production and their conservative approach to design...'

Virginia Brisco takes a look at Charles Collard.

'Torquay, Poole and Honiton are all West Country towns famous for their pottery. One man links all three - Charles Collard, master potter and ceramic artist, who was born 130 years ago. Born on September 1874, the son of Francis Collard, poulterer, and his wife Elizabeth. At the age of 12 he was apprenticed to the Aller Vale pottery at Kingerswell, near Newton Abbot, and thus began nearly 70 years of potting...'

Anna Roylance takes us through a history of George Fishley.

'The county of Devon is renowned for its rich red clay. it is noted that between the towns of Barnstaple and Bideford there is an excellent seam of very plastic fine-grained clay used by potters during the 17th and 18th centuries and probably from much earlier time. Born in 1770 and by the age of 30, George Fishley had established his own pottery at muddlebridge...'

The Antiquexplorer guide to Antiques in Bath.

'The possibilities are endless when discovering shops in and around Bath when purchasing antiques, if you know where to look. We couldn't possibly include everyone, but suggest that you start by exploring these recommended businesses, and you will find, as we have, these dealers are helpful, knowledgeable and welcoming...'

Artexplorer Guide to Galleries.

'A bi-monthly section of the Antiquexplorer magazine dedicated to the promotion of galleries and Fine Art related businesses both classical and contemporary. ‘Artexplorer’ has proved to be extremely popular with collectors and dealers alike...'

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