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Success at the Auction!

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Work is progressing well on the Creative Wiltshire & Swindon project with our research on creative people in the county, past and present, currently reaching over 400 individuals. It may be no surprise to some, but we have been amazed at just how many creative people there are out there using Wiltshire as inspiration! There’s…… Continue reading Success at the Auction!

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