Ian Barry Brickell (1935-2016) *80

Ian Barry Brickell was a New Zealand potter, writer, conservationist and founder of Driving Creek Railway. Born in New Plymouth in 1935, Brickell and his family soon movved to Auckland, initially staying in Meadowbank then settling in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore. While a third-form student at Takapuna Grammar School, he was introduced to potter Len Castle. He enrolled in a Bachelor of Science Degree at Auckland University College in 1954, completing his studies under the Post Primary Teacher's Bursary Scheme. His first and only teaching appointment was in 1961 at Coromandel District High School, which only lasted a few months. He then became a full-time potter and purchased his first property near Coromandel town. In 1974 he purchased the adjacent 60 acre property, which is the current location of his Driving Creek Railway and Potteries.

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