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Chances Glassworks is a glassmaking factory located in Smethwick, Staffordshire, which operated as a significant centre of glass production from the nineteenth century onwards. The works became particularly notable for the manufacture of sheet glass and later specialised in producing glass for architectural and industrial applications. The surviving structures reflect the industrial development of the site across multiple periods, with buildings and infrastructure representative of Victorian and later twentieth-century manufacturing practice. The glassworks represents an important example of the region's industrial heritage and the technological advances in glass production during the industrial era.
Chances Glassworks, Smethwick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021387. View the official record →
Chances Glassworks is a glassmaking factory located in Smethwick, Staffordshire, which operated as a significant centre of glass production from the nineteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021387.
Chances Glassworks, Smethwick is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Smeaton's Summit Bridge (1.2 km), Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley (2.1 km), Smethwick Engine House (2.4 km).
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