Pottery Pond
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pottery Pond by Dave Taylor as part of the Geograph project.
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Pottery Pond
Image: © Dave Taylor Taken: 4 Oct 2009
The pond is one of the only remains (along with the Waterloo kiln and a couple of buildings which are now private residences) from the once famous Rockingham Pottery which closed in the 1840's. The pond provided the large quantities of water required by the pottery.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.48498
Longitude
-1.337489