Norah Braden showed early musical and artistic talent and she excelled on the violin.
11 Facts About Norah Braden
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Norah Braden could have gone to the Royal College of Music but she decided instead to go to Central School of Arts and Crafts.
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Norah Braden's father had a bookshop and he was a lay preacher and they were not rich.
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Norah Braden went on to the Royal College of Art where she decided that she should abandon fine art and concentrate on pottery for financial reasons.
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Norah Braden started a life-long friendship with the designer Enid Marx.
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In 1925, Norah Braden joined Bernard Leach's pottery in St Ives after Sir William Rothenstein recommended her as "a genius".
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Norah Braden joined her there and they had an intimate relationship.
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Norah Braden had to leave to care for her mother after eight years but she would return for holidays to Coleshill.
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Norah Braden would teach at Camberwell College of Arts and the University of Brighton School of Art until she retired in 1957.
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Norah Braden had rheumatoid arthritis and she was known for being reclusive.
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Norah Braden had to join a retirement home in 1994 and visitors were surprised to find that she had a collection of unknown finished pots.