David Leach

David Leach (1911–2005) was Bernard Leach’s eldest son. He began his apprenticeship at the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1930, before training as a pottery manager at North Staffordshire Technical College from 1935 to 1937. He later managed the Leach Pottery, overseeing significant changes including the transition from a wood-burning to an oil-burning kiln and the modernisation of the workshop. In 1955, David left St Ives to establish the Lowerdown Pottery at Bovey Tracey, Devon. His work is highly regarded for its quality, technical expertise, and strong sense of form, His work is highly regarded for its quality, technical expertise, strong sense of form, and accomplished decoration.