Timeline: 1981 - 1990
New premises, Whichford
13 miles from the original pottery, the new premises were built in Whichford
Timeline: 1990 - 1995
Chelsea 1980s
We started exhibiting at Chelsea in the 1980s and have won many awards over the years.
Pots for Japan
In 1990 we began to export our pots and Japanese gardeners became our best overseas customers.
Timeline: 1995 - 2000
The National Trust, Ham House
Ham House Urns designed and made for The National Trust, in situ at Ham House, Richmond, Surrey
Timeline: 2005 - 2012
The largest pot ever
Adam Keeling working on the largest pot ever undertaken by Whichford Pottery - a staggering 109cm (43inches) high x 157cm (62inches) wide
The Cypress Tree
Jim Keeling at The Chelsea Flower Show with his gilded ceramic Cypress Tree sculpture
Timeline: 2013 - 2014
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Centenary Flowerpot
To celebrate 100 years of The Chelsea Flower Show we created, in conjunction with the RHS, a 3D interpretation of a floral Union Jack on a halfpot
Alice in Wonderland
Our Alice in Wonderland themed garden for a Japanese client
The Straw Kitchen Opened in May 2014
Serving up scrumptious brunches, lunches, steaming teas and coffees, homemade cakes and the best bacon sarni for miles around!
Timeline: 2015 - 2016
Adam and Theodora
Continuing the family business, Adam and Theodora joined the directors team
2016 Churchill Fellowship
Adam Keeling has been awarded a 2016 Churchill Fellowship to explore workshop based training and apprenticeships in America and Japan to further strengthen the training programme based in Whichford.
Oxford Anagama
The aim of this project is to build and fire two traditional Japanese kilns in the heart of Oxford University's Wytham Woods.