Catcliffe Glass Cone
Introduction
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Catcliffe Glass Cone
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 30 Nov 2009
There were originally two glass cone furnaces built in 1740 by William Finney, this is the only survivor. The 70ft high brick cone furnace worked until the early 20th century, it served as a prison during the First World War and as a canteen during the 1926 General Strike http://www.treetonweb.co.uk/parish/catcliffeglass.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.392709
Longitude
-1.361779