Pasty Muncher

Such a shame that Cardew has closed it’s doors for the last time. My two young daughters have always enjoyed a couple of hours in there, getting messy with clay and paint whilst on holiday. Please don’t let the marble factory go the same way.

It is a shame that the pottery must close his doors. Nowadays i see a lot of old little shops go down by the automatisation and developing of bigger commercial shops. The internet and modernization are also two reasons that shops like these can not compete. I hope sincerly that they have made enough money so they can modernize their store to nowadays demands.

I agree that it’s a sad day when stores like these have to close. Hopefully they can venture forward and stay in a field that they obviously enjoy.

Yes, Cardew has destroyed what was once beautiful amenity woodland, used and enjoyed by the people of Bovey Tracey for several years before he turned up, he was not a great addition to the town unlike the owners of the House of Marbles. Incidentally, the cat there belonged to my parents, he is fit and well and called Mr Tibbs!

Its very rare to find good craftsmans nowadays. Everything is made in china! Its a shame to see another find craftsman have to close their doors for something better. We need more potters around.

Regards,
Jason

I would love a Betty Boop teapot. Too bad they closed their doors 🙁

Betty Boop collectables are indeed widespread, but come to think about it, everything with success from television is mass produced as merchandise now a days. From movies to sports figures etc.

Its a shame to see another find craftsman have to close their doors. The world needs more potters that take care in their product like Paul Cardew. Good luck in the future Paul

I was indeed the Head of Ceramics at Exeter College of Art and Design !

Mr.Cardew taught adult education Pottery classes at the old buildings in Gandy Street.
This was after the College had moved to new building off the Topsham Road. 🙂

In 1972 I joined the Ceramics Dept at Exeter College of Art as a Technician. Brian Southwell was the Principal Lecturer and Lawson Rudge was Senior Lecturer. In 1973 we moved from Gandy St to Earl Richards Rd to establish a new department within the new building. The old establishment was used for adult education classes and it was here that Mr Cardew was employed. Whether this has led to some confusion as to the role he played I cannot comment but he was definately not employed as Head of Ceramics at Exeter College of Art.

I received an Alice in Wonderland Teapot as a gift from friends visiting from New Zealand and was thrilled, that is, until I used it. Tea poured out from the lid and the spout barely came out in a dribble whether the pot was half full or completely full. It was a disappointment and it will have to be relegated to an ornament rather than for general use, which is a shame as I imagine it was quite expensive to purchase.

Went to Bovey Tracey half term couldn’t work out what had happened to Cardew’s now we know. I liked their seconds and the little pieces you could buy that would normally adorn the teapots. Hope the land won’t be built on. We face the same problem here 800 houses to be built on farmland.

I too was very disappointed to see the doors close on the fabulous Cardew Teapottery, having enjoyed many visits since it’s opening. I thought it was a real asset to the area, a great visitor attraction. On reading some of the comments here, I made a few enquiries locally and I am reliably informed that the person who owned the land, and the buildings which comprised the Teapottery, was not Mr. Paul Cardew.

He in fact, ended up renting the buildings from the new owner and the business continued to trade successfully for over 2 years, but the Teapottery was given notice to ‘quit’ …. the whole site was to be developed.