What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Potteries were a feature of this area from medieval times, giving rise to the old name of 'Potovens'. Opposite this site Robert Glover's potter's cottage, built in 1679, together with several 17th century pottery kilns. Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

Robert Glover was a potter whose cottage and 17th-century kilns reflect the significant ceramic industry in Potovens, highlighting the area's historical importance in pottery production.

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