The Red House Glass Cone lies in the heart of the Stourbridge glassmaking industry. Built at the end of the 18th Century the Cone was used for the manufacture of glass until 1936 and is now one of only four cones left in the United Kingdom. Reaching 100 feet into the sky, the Cone enclosed a furnace around which men made glass for 140 years.
Since this time the site has remained virtually unaltered and therefore provides a fascinating insight into the history and tradition of glassmaking.
The site is now a busy heritage site hosting exhibitions, events, children's activities, tours, a programme for schools, live glassmaking and craft studios and workshops for rent.
A tour through the glassworks will take you down into the underground passages and tunnels and up into the heart onthe Cone where you can marvel at the scale and enormity of the structure and look down on glass artists at work.
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