Birmingham's last glassblower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Birmingham's last glassblower by Derek Bennett as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Birmingham's last glassblower
Image: © Derek Bennett Taken: 8 Aug 1973
Len Bull ran the last glassblowing company in Birmingham, he closed down win the late 1970's. He specialised in blowing blue glass into silver products and making glass lamps.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.490305
Longitude
-1.881989