Introduction

Welcome to Briglin.com a site dedicated to collecting Briglin Pottery. In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in British Studio ceramics from the middle of the C20th and Briglin is certainly becoming ever more popular with collectors. Please see the bottom of this page for the revision history. I hope you enjoy this site.

Best Regards, Alex - October 2011

* New * V29 November 2011

BBC Antiques Roadshow Blair Castle2, Episode 4 of 28, Series 34

Raison D'être

I have started this site to to collect, record and share information about Briglin Pottery. In the process I hope to raise the profile of this neglected British C20th pottery.

I refuse to give Briglin.com a mission statement as they usually just state the obvious. However, I must mention that this is NOT an official site and I have absolutely no connection with the now closed Briglin Pottery.

There are few really good sites dedicated to mid-C20th Studio Pottery on the internet. If you come across any or if you own one then please send me an email and I will link it here. The excellent and amazing www.studiopottery.com has some great examples of Briglin as well as all major potters and potteries from the last century. I found the site really useful and it is well worth a visit. As the saying goes "There is a fine line between fishing & just sitting by the side of a river like an idiot" - In the same way there is a fine line between collecting and hoarding! www.studiopottery.com has over 7,000 items online.... Were on earth do they keep all that stuff? ..... I think the line has been crossed long ago. Please have a browse, you will learn a lot!

Link: www.studiopottery.com

I myself do not claim to have such a comprehensive collection. Briglin Pottery is so varied that you can't have an example of everything. There is much still absent and I am always looking for interesting or unique items either from Briglin or related potteries. I do hope to describe the great variety of items that Briglin made over the 40 odd years that they were in production. I do need your help; If you have your own collection on the internet or want to contribute articles to this site then please drop me an email and I'll be happy to link to your site. Or give you advice if you need any. I am especially interested to know your stories if you visited the shops, worked for Briglin or have any memoirs about the period. Please email me, I would love to hear from you. With some help perhaps we can fill in some of the gaps.

I must mention Anthea Arnold and her informative book 'Briglin Pottery' published in 2002, which has been a important source of information and of great help in setting up this site. Please see my Reviews section for further details on Anthea's book.

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Revision History

This is a list of changes to Briglin.com site, including the date they were made. The most recent changes are listed at the top. You can track site activity here. Small additions and changes to articles are not noted.