Muchelney Pottery: 60 Years Strong

Online Exhibition: 18 August - 14 September 2025

Celebrating 60 years of Muchelney Pottery, the recent exhibition in our Shop Gallery, Muchelney Pottery: 60 Years Strong featured Muchelney Kitchenware alongside selected individual pots by John Leach, Mark Melbourne and Nick Rees. We are very pleased to now present this Exhibition online.

Muchelney Pottery was established in the heart of the Somerset Levels in 1965, by John and Lizzie Leach. John, the eldest grandson of Bernard Leach, designed the iconic Kitchenware range of ‘toasted’ wood-fired stoneware for use: from oven-to-table cooking, to serving and drinkware. The shapes celebrate form and function as made by a craftsman’s hand to be part of one’s everyday rhythms. After John sadly passed away in 2021, Muchelney continues under the management of his son Ben, with Mark Melbourne making the Kitchenware. Mark has been recently joined by new apprentice Hannah Leach, who continues the family tradition of making pots – learning through the ethos of John's designs and practices. Discover more about the Muchelney Potters featured in the Exhibition here. Click on the buttons to take you to their work.