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New Acquisitions make the Ramsbury Connection

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We’ve been able to acquire some more beautiful ceramics pieces for which the Swindon Museum & Art Gallery will become proud owners. Both have a connection to Ramsbury, but for different generations creating a wonderful link with a Wiltshire community over time. Peter Holdsworth Peter moved to Ramsbury in 1945 and opened a pottery, known…… Continue reading New Acquisitions make the Ramsbury Connection

The entrance to the Lacock pottery in Church Street. The Potter in the Workhouse
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The Potter in the Workhouse

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Robert Fournier moved into the former workhouse, a building which occupied part of the old tanyard in Lacock with his wife Sheila, and was based there from 1971-1986. This was when he made his signature pieces, pebble pots. The Independent reported on his pots on 12 March 2008: “With a sure understanding of the organic…… Continue reading The Potter in the Workhouse