Mike's Pots

Lowerdown Pottery 2002

David Leach passed away in February 2005 after a lifetime dedicated to studio pottery. I visited David a couple of times and received an enthusiastic welcome on both my visits to his pottery in Bovey Tracey, Devon.





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Pottery showroom behind hedge.

Pottery showroom behind hedge.

Entrance to pottery

Entrance to pottery

Showroom and pottery buildings

Showroom and pottery buildings

Pile of potlids gathering dust

Pile of potlids gathering dust

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

David Leach, Brendan Chivers and my wife Diana outside the Lowerdown Pottery showroom

David Leach, Brendan Chivers and my wife Diana outside the Lowerdown Pottery showroom

David Leach with Leach Pottery willow tree plate

David Leach with Leach Pottery willow tree plate

Twin chambered kiln with woodpile

Twin chambered kiln with woodpile

Glaze bins and two large pots with firing defects

Glaze bins and two large pots with firing defects

Glaze bins and two large pots with firing defects

Glaze bins and two large pots with firing defects

Clay bins and Leach kick wheel

Clay bins and Leach kick wheel

David Leach and the Waves plate that I purchased

David Leach and the Waves plate that I purchased

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom

Selection of pots in the showroom