Moffat Pottery

My wife and I entered this ramshackle chic pottery shop to browse. The Singing Potter followed us into the shop and may have seen me taking a photo of his jugs which were juxtaposed with 'Jesus Loves You' posters and a copy of his CD. After small talk about where we were from he asked if we would like to see a photograph of his first cottage? Unfortunately my wife said yes and he led us down the back of the dungeon like store and showed a fading newspaper article of a kilted potter. He then said there were two place we could go, up to 'Rapture' - heaven or down to hell and if we didn't repent our sins we would be going to hell. He straight out asked us if we would repent our sins? I didn't reply, I swivelled 180 degrees like something from The Exorcist and tried to find the passage back to the place I was before, 'praying' ;-) that my wife had followed me. Yeah like Hotel California, you can Check out anytime you like but you can never leave! We did escape but were totally freaked out. Trading Standards need to raid this place and shut it down.
Oct 5th, 2022

I love this place pottery and the good news about Jesus whats not to love!
Sep 25th, 2022

AVOID THIS PLACE. Overbearing, creepy owner in a small space. We ushered children out of shop whilst he was still preaching. This man shows zero Christian values nor human boundaries
Jul 24th, 2022

Great to catch up with old friends, the master potter himself!
Jun 6th, 2022

My friend and I had stopped in Moffat for breakfast on our way North when I spotted the pottery across the road. It just so happened that I had recently broken a pottery cereal bowl, which I'd purchased from The Harray Potter on Orkney a few years ago, and wanted a replacement. There was no sign of the owner when we entered but we had a browse and I found just what I was looking for. At that point Mr Lyons entered and proceeded to take my payment. When I paid with cash, Mr Lyons isn't up to speed with modern technology, he said "God bless you for your understanding". This was when I first noticed the display of 'Singing Potter' religious cds and the stack of bible bashing magazines on a seat by the till. Mr Lyons then asked me if I was a christian and I told him I wasn't. My parents made me go to church and Sunday school and get confirmed and after that it was left to me to decide whether I believed in God. Just as other reviewers have reported I was then given a sermon on the evils in this world and how I should make my peace with God so that I wouldn't go to hell. I told him that as I didn't believe in heaven it followed that I didn't believe in hell so he couldn't persuade me I would be damned for eternity. I told him we had to leave so he said a prayer for us and off we went. Unlike some reviewers I wasn't intimidated by Mr Lyons and he was never threatening but I can understand why many people would avoid his shop. I'm enjoying my cereal bowl and so far God hasn't left a message in my cornflakes.
Jul 15th, 2022