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The glassworks cone is a cone-shaped structure located in Yorkshire that represents the industrial heritage of glass manufacture in England. Dating from the eighteenth century, the cone functioned as a kiln essential to the glassmaking process, where extreme heat was generated and contained within its distinctive conical form. The structure demonstrates the technological and architectural requirements of Georgian-period glass production, which demanded substantial brick-built installations to achieve the temperatures necessary for melting and working glass. As a surviving example of industrial glassmaking infrastructure, the cone provides material evidence of Yorkshire's role in the broader development of English glass manufacture during the early modern period.
The glassworks cone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004819. View the official record →
The glassworks cone is a cone-shaped structure located in Yorkshire that represents the industrial heritage of glass manufacture in England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004819.
The glassworks cone 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 1004819.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston (1.6 km), Canklow Hill earthworks (2.3 km), Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road (4 km).
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