Silkstone glassworks

A glass works was established at Silkstone around 1659 by John Pilmey, who had emigrated from France some years earlier.

Later she was one of the signatories who successfully petitioned Parliament against the Glass Tax in 1696.

[1] Her death is recorded on William Scott's gravestone in the North Aisle of Silkstone Church.

The remains of the glassworks and pottery were excavated by English Heritage in 2003, and the site was subsequently protected as a scheduled monument.

[2] Pot House Hamlet now consists of a number of independent small businesses.