Surrey Industrial History Group (SIHG)

SIHG Talk: "The Ashtead Pottery: Post-War Rehabilitation through an Alliance of Art and Industry" by Anne Anderson (Leatherhead)

Date: 
Thursday, 3 April, 2025 - 14:00 to 16:00

Ashtead Pottery was an enterprise giving work to disabled war veterans from the Great War, and to "assist in the reconstruction of rural life".  It only lasted 12 years but produced some very individualistic pottery, often in art Deco styles, which now commands impressive prices; their most famous produce was the 1924 Empire Exhibition's "Empire Lions" souvenir.  Come along and hear much, much more from Professor Anne Andersen.

Doors 13:30, talk starts at 14:00. Duration c90 mins including a tea & coffee break. Hall available until 4PM.

Reduced price entry for members of SIHG and Oddfellows!

10 minutes walk from Leatherhead railway station, parking 1-2 minutes walk away at 52 Bridge St, KT22 8BW or 3-4 minutes walk at  Church Street Short Stay Car Park KT22 8DW

Postal Address: 
Oddfellows Hall
45 - 51 Bridge Street
Leatherhead
KT22 8BN