Glass cone

A glass cone is a glass production structure developed in Britain during the late 17th century. It is essentially a giant chimney surrounding a large central furnace, in which the glassblowers worked in dark, hot, smokey and noisy conditions.^[1]

There are four surviving glass cones in the UK,^[1] all pre-Victorian:^[2]

• Catcliffe Glass Cone, South Yorkshire
• Lemington Glass Works, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Northern Glass Cone, Alloa Glass Works
• Red House Cone, Wordsley,