- Red House Cone
firm till 1936 [cite book|author=John Butt|coauthors=Ian L. Donnachie|title=Industrial Archaeology in the British Isles|year=1979|publisher=Paul Elek Incorporated|isbn=0236401572] , when the company moved to a new facility at Vine Street. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/work/england/black_country/article_4.shtml BBC Legacies: Red House Cone] , Chris Upton (page 4)] It is one of only four cones remaining in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums--galleries/red-house-glass-cone Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Red House Glass Cone] ]
It is the best preserved of only four such structures in the UK and is currently used as a
museum byDudley Council. At the site are craft shops, demonstrations of glass blowing, a cafe, shop, and provision for temporary exhibits. Visitors are able to climb a platform to view more closely the interior of the cone.A one acre site, on which the cone stands, was sold by John and Ann Southwell and Rebecca Stokes was sold to Richard Bradley, a wealthy glass-manufacturer, on
June 21 ,1788 . It is believed that Bradley began construction on the site soon after purchase, meaning that the cone would date to around 1790. The cone was built by Bradley in partnership with his brother-in-law, George Ensell, for the manufacture of window glass. Ensell installed a moving lehr in the cone, which remains today and is the only surviving one in the world.cite book|author=Jason Ellis|title=Glassmakers of Stourbridge and Dudley 1612-2002: A Biographical History of a Once Great Industry|year=2003|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=1401067980]The cone received Grade II* listed building status on
September 23 ,1966 . [IoE|217964]References
External links
* [http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/AM15082.html 24 Hour Museum: Red House Glass Cone]
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