Comments on: Farewell Cardew Pottery Crazy Teapot Designs

By: peter howarth

peter howarth — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:44:32 +0000

ICan anyone help I need a picture of the tea pot T.POTT @ SONS HARDWARE as several items have fallen off my wifes model and I am not sure of their exact positions.

By: sue batley

sue batley — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:44:31 +0000

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.

By: Caz

Caz — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:28:30 +0000

That is SUCH a shame i was looking for this place last october 2010 just thought i was missing it and didnt have a lot of time to look, used to love going to it each time i went to the area…..

By: June

June — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:56:34 +0000

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.

By: Lynda Finn

Lynda Finn — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:07:57 +0000

I should think that’s exactly what one would expect of an Alice in Wonderland teapot!

I fell in love with the Clarice Cliff Stamford design, so, not having thousands of dollars to purchase an original, made my own copy

By: Gill Nossiter

Gill Nossiter — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:40:01 +0000

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.

By: Rod Hill

Rod Hill — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:48:22 +0000

Clearly, either Brian Southwell and myself are lying about our positions or Paul Cardew is fantasising about his. I leave it up to you, dear reader, to decide.

By: Rod Hill

Rod Hill — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:56:40 +0000

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.

By: Pasty Muncher

Pasty Muncher — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:11:48 +0000

So what do we have here? On his about me page Paul clearly says:

His first career step took him to become Head of Ceramics at Exeter Art College, where he built on his talent and reputation for mould breaking ceramic design

Was he or wasn't he - we need to know.

By: Brian Southwell

Brian Southwell — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:53:58 +0000

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.