Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.)

by **big ed** Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:51 am

ST. NEOT POTTERY, St. Neot, Liskeard Tel: 01579 01579 320216

Try this number .

Edited to say they've retired and the pottery building is now sold.

by **denbydump** Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:13 am

2 x 4.5 in pin dishes incised "St Neot pottery".

The paper label says "Made in Cornwall" and along the sides,
"Approved origin scheme & Conwall County council"

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) 100_1830

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) 100_1831

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) 100_1832

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) 100_1833

by **NaomiM** Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:10 am

I'm assuming this is not to be confused with St Neots pottery, Cambidgeshire.

by **denbydump** Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:11 am

The Label says no Naomi.
Never seen these labels before, sort of thing they have in France
for local produce like cheese and beers. Some research may come
up with a rough date.

by **denbydump** Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:37 am

The scheme is still active.

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business/trading-standards/made-in-cornwall-scheme/

Though the labels now say "Cornwall Council" rather than "Cornwall County Council"

But the pottery isn't shown on the current list.

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/9255674/CL-directory-October-2014-v2.pdf

by **pot-bellied amateur** Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:11 pm

I haven't been to St Neot for a couple of years or so. I found a sign pointing to a pottery but when I asked someone they said it no longer exists.

Useless information:

it is a lovely village
it has some spectcularly old stained glass in the church
my pedantic Cornish friend always insists on pronouncing it St "Neat"

by **denbydump** Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:15 am

I guess another short-lived craft pottery. Can any Cornwall experts tell us when
Cornwall County council changed to just Cornwall council?

by **pot-bellied amateur** Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:27 am

denbydump wrote:I guess another short-lived craft pottery. Can any Cornwall experts tell us when
Cornwall County council changed to just Cornwall council?

2009 - but I guess such labels would have continued to be used until they ran out.

by **denbydump** Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:47 am

Thanks PBA, gives us something of a time-frame.

by **NaomiM** Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:54 am

Plant pot; dated 1989

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) Img_8623

Jack and Penny Greenwood, St Neot pottery, Cornwall (not St Neots, Camb.) Img_8622

by **denbydump** Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:50 am

Funny no "cornwall" always a seller, but nice to have a firm date.

by jcooky Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:44 pm

I have moved into the Chapel that was the St Neot pottery. I have been given a few items by the daughter of the potters that lived here. They have a history room in the village that she donated the history of the chapel too. The couple were well known in the village and it is fascinating to hear their story. One incredible fact is that Jack Greenwood, who threw the pots was formally in the R Navy. He and Penny bought and transformed the chapel, adding the pottery. Only, Jack was blind, which is remarkable that he threw the pots. Penny decorated them. They had a large market for their pots in New Zealand. The chapel has tiles that she and her daughter have illustrated in the kitchen and bathroom. Once the history room is accessible I hope to find out more.