Glass cone

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

1. Buchanan, Angus (4 July 1974). "Industrial heritage: British glass". New Scientist. London: New Science Publications. 63 (904): 42. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. "Historic Environment Scotland - NORTHERN GLASS CONE, ALLOA GLASS WORKS, GLASSHOUSE LOANLB21008". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
3. 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