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Glass melting and annealing workshop is a structure forming part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing complex in Lancashire, England. The workshop dates from the nineteenth century and represents the industrial infrastructure associated with the firm's production of decorative and ecclesiastical stained glass. The building retains physical evidence of its specialised function, including features related to the melting and annealing processes essential to glass working. As a component of a significant stained glass manufactory, it contributes to the understanding of Victorian-era craft production and the material culture of ecclesiastical decoration in England.
Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020456. View the official record →
Glass melting and annealing workshop is a structure forming part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing complex in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020456.
Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops 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 1020456.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill (0.3 km), Skerton Bridge (0.7 km), Torrisholme bowl barrow (2.9 km).
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Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.