Glass cone
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A glass cone is a glass production structure historically unique to the United Kingdom. A glass cone had a large central furnace, a circular platform where the glassblowers worked, and smaller furnaces around the its wall to ensure the glass did not cool too quickly.[1]
There are four surviving glass cones:
- Catcliffe Glass Cone, South Yorkshire
- Lemington Glass Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Northern Glass Cone, Alloa Glass Works, a Scottish scheduled monument,[2]
- Red House Cone in Wordsley, granted Listed building status in 1966.[3]
References
- ^ Buchanan, Angus (4 July 1974). "Industrial heritage: British glass". New Scientist. 63 (904). London: New Science Publications: 42. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Historic Environment Scotland - NORTHERN GLASS CONE, ALLOA GLASS WORKS, GLASSHOUSE LOANLB21008". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "Glass Cone at Stuart and Sons Red House Glassworks (1076007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
See also
- Bottle oven, a bottle-shaped kiln typical of Stoke-on-Trent