John Leach Muchelney Supper Plates - 6 available

John Leach (1939 - 2021), eldest grandson of renowned potter Bernard Leach and son of David Leach, he continued the family tradition at Muchelney Pottery on the edge of the ancient village of Muchelney in the heart of the Somerset Levels.

Muchelney kitchen pots are used daily in kitchens all over the world, but the pottery is still very much a small family business, now headed up by Mark Melbourne. The pots are all lovingly hand-thrown, using local clays, and wood-fired in the three-chambered kiln to the high stoneware temperature of 1320°C, which creates their distinctive 'toasted' finish. John Leach Muchelney Pottery in Somerset (johnleachpottery.co.uk)

‘In this very immediate, push button, plastic age we live in, it is a very real privilege to be able to make functional and beautiful designs by hand on the potter’s wheel using the humble raw material of clay.’ John Leach