Maurice Weitman on tue 3 jun 03
Greets, folks,
My wife Celia and I will be visiting her sister in Oxford (England)
beginning 7/18 for a couple of weeks this summer. We will likely try
to find a room in London for a few days to a week, too.
Can you point me to sources for interesting places (in a potterly
manner) to check out while we're there?
I've been to England (mostly London) a few times, but not since the
late '70s, and since I didn't have my potter's eyes then, I'd
appreciate any pointers for places or other sources of information.
Thanks.
Regards,
Maurice
Liz Willoughby on thu 5 jun 03
Hello Maurice,
In London, besides the Victoria & Albert Museum, which has a
collection of all kinds of pots,
there is a small museum called the Freer Museum of Chinese Pottery.
It is located close to the British Museum, and has an outstanding
collection of Chinese pottery. It really is wonderful and not to be
missed.
In Oxford, the Ashmoleon Museum has a very nice collection of pottery.
Meticky Liz
>Greets, folks,
>
>My wife Celia and I will be visiting her sister in Oxford (England)
>beginning 7/18 for a couple of weeks this summer. We will likely try
>to find a room in London for a few days to a week, too.
>
>Can you point me to sources for interesting places (in a potterly
>manner) to check out while we're there?
>
>I've been to England (mostly London) a few times, but not since the
>late '70s, and since I didn't have my potter's eyes then, I'd
>appreciate any pointers for places or other sources of information.
--
Liz Willoughby
RR #1
2903 Shelter Valley Rd.
Grafton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 2G0
905-349-3130
lizwill@phc.igs.net
Peter Wakefield Jackson on thu 5 jun 03
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:39:09 -0700, Maurice Weitman wrote:
>Greets, folks,
>
>My wife Celia and I will be visiting her sister in Oxford (England)
>beginning 7/18 for a couple of weeks this summer. We will likely try
>to find a room in London for a few days to a week, too.
>
>Can you point me to sources for interesting places (in a potterly
>manner) to check out while we're there?
>
>I've been to England (mostly London) a few times, but not since the
>late '70s, and since I didn't have my potter's eyes then, I'd
>appreciate any pointers for places or other sources of information.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>Maurice
>
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If visiting the Oxford area, you should also put on your list visiting
Whichford Pottery near Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It is run by Jim
Keeling, who is probably the most renowned maker of garden pottery in the
UK. (His book, The New Terra Cotta Gardener is wonderful). The setting
of their shop is beautiful, as are the pots. Pots can be seen at
www.whichfordpottery.com
All the best,
Peter
Peter Wakefield Jackson, President
P. WAKEFIELD & CO., LTD.
Makers of traditional handmade pottery,
including Guy Wolff Garden Pottery
608-423-7060, Voice
608-423-7184, Fax
http://www.pwakefield.com/
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