Commemorative plaque 50431

This blue commemorative plaque records: The King's Oven This is the pavement of the communal oven for the baking of the villager's bread and meat. It was first recorded in 1310 as the king's oven in the then Royal Borough of Corbridge, and was last in use in the 19th century.

The King's Oven served as a communal facility for villagers to bake their bread and meat since 1310 when it was recorded in the Royal Borough of Corbridge. Its long-standing use until the 19th century underscores its historical importance in local community life and medieval administrative practices.