In 1913 Murrumbeena was a village surrounded by market gardens, paddocks and large private estates. It was also the place where a young, creative and resourceful Merric Boyd came to live and establish a pottery.

For almost half a century, he produced some of the finest and most original ceramics made in this country or any other and, with his wife Doris, raised five remarkably talented and artistic children.

Since 1988 Colin Smith has been recording the recollections of those who knew Merric Boyd and his family. Their stories provide a unique insight into his community and into Murrumbeena’s most famous residents - the Boyds.

This beautifully presented 460 page hardcover book includes a history of Murrumbeena and the Boyd family’s time there. 

It includes interviews with Boyd family members and of residents, friends and others who knew them, and unique drawings by David Boyd of Murrumbeena as he knew it. It incorporates more than 400 colour and black and white images, many of which have never been seen before.