About me – Barbel Dister
I originally trained as a tile-stove builder in Hamburg, before travelling across Europe working in potteries in Germany, France and Scotland. In 1990 I came to Cromarty to work in Alison Dunn’s Cromarty Pottery, and have been here ever since.
History of Cromarty Pottery & Shop
When Alison and Alastair Dunn, who started the pottery in 1966, finally retired in the 1990s and I took the business over, the pottery workshops and shop were in desperate need of major renovation. Charming though the 300 year old buildings were, they were dark, cold and damp – a pretty unpleasant place to work during the colder winter months.
So, in 2006 I bit the bullet, scraped together my finances, and renovated the whole pottery workshop. Roof off, the floor concreted, underfloor heating pipes put in, the walls pointed, lintels replaced, new windows fitted, roof rebuilt, and replacement of the old red pantiles. Since then the pottery has been a much more civilised place to work in ;0).
Below are some pictures showing the workshop before and during the 2006 renovation.
