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Synopsis
Earthenware pottery was first introduced to Britain by the Romans but it was in the Middle Ages that it really took hold. The fortunes of the mostly rural potteries that produced it waxed and waned over the centuries. However they did manage to continue through the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the great social change following the Second World War that spelt the end for most of these potteries. They represented a rural way of life that no longer existed. Ironically, in the last quarter of the 20th century there has been a revival of interest in these potteries, the techniques they used and the wares they made. This book looks over the history of British country potteries, the personalities that emerged and the pots that were made. It then discusses how a new generation of potters has been influenced by them and how these potters are incorporating these traditions in current work.