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Pottery, Nurdling and much more to scroll down through!

Find out about the ancient Dorsetshire pastime of Nurdling here

A pot inspired by Neolithic Grooved Ware.

Bowl inspired by Iron Age Glastonbury Ware.

Bill built "Woden" - a large wood fired kiln - which is enabling him to produce more larger vessels. Take a look at the archive of the building and firings at this link.

Current work includes Raku

Bill is developing a range of cremation urns for use at the Higher Ground Meadow natural burial ground, where a large bronze age style barrow is being built, see details at this link.

Bill's big brother, Richard, has done the Crumbleholme family history research, which has been uploaded to the www.crumbleholme.com domain. This includes the ancient origins in Lancashire and the William Crumbleholme put in the Tower of London for his religious beliefs.

Richard is also an authority on the Windmills of Dorset (well it gets him out of the house now and then!). Take a look at the researches on the Dorset Windmills website at this link.

Bill's younger daughter, Lottie, who also makes pots now and then, is a graphic designer, her website can be found at this link .

This mosiac was made by Bill as a copy of one in the Dorset County Museum.

Much of Bill's recent output has been inspired by prehistoric pottery, to the extent that he occassionally dresses up as a Bronze Age potter and lurks about firing handmade urns in bonfires at "Historic Events"!

Beaker replica pots, made by pinching the clay from a solid lump, decorated with comb impressions.

Visit webpages about Beaker Folk - based on Bill's research into Bronze Age artifacts and his experimental archaeology.
www.beakerfolk.co.uk

In 2022 Bill was commissioned to make a set of replica prehistoric pots for Bournemouth University, check out his webpage.

Bill took part in the 2007 Inside Out Festival, appearing at Hambledon Hill - see here for what was involved.

Take a look at this link to see a video of a bonfire firing of some replicas of Bronze Age Beakers belonging to the Amesbury Archer.

Bill appeared lurking in the background of a Team Team episode in 1999 and has been making repilicas of Celtic Dorset Iron Age Black Burnished Ware

Bill's 2003 project was at Bestwall near Wareham in Dorset. He rebuilt one of the actual Roman kilns uncovered by archeologists digging ahead of gravel extractors.
Follow this link to see some more images.

Bill is carrying out research into the production of Black Burnished Ware, Follow this link for more information.

Bill's "Fusion Ware" combining several cultures
Bronze Age Beakers shapes and herring-bone decoration
fired in the wood kiln.
Follow this link to see more images.

"Could've Fooled Me"are exhibitions featuring contemporary art works, staged at the Upwey Old School in early April and previously at the Monkton Gallery. Details of the eleventh incarnation can be found here.

Bill and his fellow RAFT artists staged "Artyfacts" - a major project with the Dorset County Museum during 2004, in which artists created their responses to articles on display. Bill made Bronze Age Beakers and Bucket Urns


follow this link to see how they were made & fired.

Bill was involved with making a labyrinth at Monkton Wyld Court,

he made Bronze Age style pots to be incorporated into the labyrinth goals. Follow this link for the story

This dish has been glazed with radial stripes, where they overlap the different thicknesses result in different colours and opacities.
See some similar bowls here.

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Published by Bill Crumbleholme
40 Elwell St, Upwey, Weymouth, Dorset DT3 5QF United Kingdom
Home phone number 01305 812030
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