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Elevation of the glass cone at Catcliffe
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Elevation of the glass cone at Catcliffe
Site name : Catcliffe
Site type : Industrial production site
Time period : Post-Medieval
This elevation drawing shows the glass cone at Catcliffe. Cones were used from the 18th century for the making of glass. This is one of the few surviving examples in this country.
The cone is built of brick. The furnaces used to make the glass were built inside. The flues for these furnaces ran underneath the cone. The height of the cone helped produced a draught of air through the furnace. This increased the heat generated by the coal that was used as fuel.
The cone is a later development in the design of glass factory buildings than the glasshouse at Bolsterstone.
Bibliography :
Lewis, G. D. , 1965
Glossary:
Archaeologist
Excavation
Flue
Furnace
Related objects
Pair of dishes made at Catcliffe
Elevations of west wall of glasshouse at Bolsterstone
Possible reconstruction of glass furnace at Bolsterstone
Glass doorstop made at Catcliffe
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