Blue Winchcombe jug
Brown Winchcombe covered pot
Cardew cider flagon
Cardew Winchcombe vase
Charles Tustin honey pot
Charles Tustin honey pot (mark)
Charles Tustin mug
Charles Tustin mug (mark)
Charlie Tustin egg coddler
Charlie Tustin egg coddler (marks)
Charlie Tustin jampot
Charlie Tustin jampot (mark)
Charlie Tustin mustard pot
Charlie Tustin mustard pot (mark)
Charlie Tustin wall pocket
Charlie Tustin wall pocket (mark)
Covered Winchcombe soup pot
Covered Winchcombe soup pot (mark)
Dark tenmoku Winchcombe jug
Dark tenmoku Winchcombe jug (mark)
Large Winchcombe dish
Large Winchcombe dish (mark)
Michael Cardew double pot
Michael Cardew double pot (mark)
Micheal Cardew handled vase
Modern Winchcombe jug
Modern Winchcombe jug (mark)
Old Winchcombe jug
Old Winchcombe jug (mark)
Pat Groom dish
Pat Groom dish (mark)
Pat Groom mug
Pat Groom mug (mark)
Patrick Groom jug
Patrick Groom jug (mark)
Ray Finch Dish
Ray Finch Dish (mark)
Ray Finch jug
Ray Finch jug (mark)
Ray Finch mug I
Ray Finch mug I (mark)
Ray Finch mug II
Ray Finch platter
Ray Finch storage jar
Ray Finch storage jar (mark)
Ray Finch tankard
Ray Finch tankard (mark)
Rectangular Winchcombe dish
Rectangular Winchcombe dish (marks)
Round Sidney Tustin dish
Round Sidney Tustin dish (mark)
Sid Tustin beaker
Sid Tustin beaker (mark)
Sid Tustin beaker II
Sid Tustin beaker II (mark)
Sid Tustin cruet
Sid Tustin cruet (mark)
Sid Tustin double pot
Sid Tustin double pot (mark)
Sid Tustin double-dish
Sid Tustin double-dish (mark)
Sid Tustin handled dish
Sid Tustin handled dish (marks)
Sid Tustin lidded pot
Sid Tustin lidded pot (mark)
Sidney Tustin feathered jampot
Sidney Tustin feathered jampot (mark)
Sidney Tustin jampot
Sidney Tustin jampot (mark)
Sidney Tustin jug
Sidney Tustin jug (mark)
Sidney Tustin pot with handle
Sidney Tustin pot with handle (mark)
Small Winchcombe pot
Small Winchcombe vase
Small Winchcombe vase (mark)
Spotty Winchcombe jug
Tustin dish
Two Charles Tustin soup bowls
Two Charles Tustin soup bowls (mark)
Wavy Winchcombe jug
Winchcombe candle holder
Winchcombe candle holder (mark)
Winchcombe cider jar
Winchcombe cider jar (mark)
Winchcombe handled bottle
Winchcombe handled bottle (mark)
Winchcombe pot
Winchcombe pot (mark)
Winchcombe salt and pepper
Winchcombe salt and pepper (mark)
Winchcombe Solly tankard
Winchcombe Solly tankard (mark)
Winchcombe Tankard
Winchcombe Tankard (mark)
Winchcombe vase
Winchhcombe pot

Winchcombe Pottery

The Winchcombe Pottery dates back to 1926, but there previously had been potteries on the same site. It was started by Michael Cardew when he left St Ives, having been a student, a potter and a friend to Bernard Leach.

Old kiln

The old kiln at
Winchcombe

Cardew was joined by Elijah Comfort, Sidney Tustin, and later, Sidney's brother, Charlie. In 1939 Ray Finch took over the management of Winchcombe while Cardew went back to Cornwall to set up another pottery at Wenford Bridge. After the war, Cardew's hands were full - with his new pottery, and work in Africa - and he sold the Winchcombe to Ray Finch.

Throughout the post-war years, Finch enjoyed the company of many potters - notably Colin Pearson in 1953/4, John Solly in 1951, John Leach in 1959/60, Dan Finnegan in 1978 - in fact Winchcombe's roll of honour would make a good basis for a Who's Who of studio potters. Various members of the Finch family were involved in management and production. Mike Finch has run the pottery since 1979.


Further Reading:
Winchcombe Pottery: the Cardew-Finch Tradition by Ron Wheeler and Helen Brown

 
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