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Nailsea Glass
Nailsea Glassworks was a glass manufacturing factory in Nailsea in the English county of Somerset. The remaining structures have been designated as a scheduled monument. The factory making bottle glass and some window glass opened in 1788 and closed in 1873. Little remains of the site, however it was excavated and preserved under sand before a supermarket was built opposite. History The glassworks was established by John Robert Lucas, in 1788 because of the plentiful supply of coal for the furnaces, from Elms colliery and other local mines of the Nailsea Basin and outlier of the Bristol Coalfield. The choice of site may also have been influenced by plans for the Grand Western Canal which was planned to include a branch to Nailsea. Lucas had previously had interests in a brewery and glassworks in Bristol and another at Stanton Wick. The company initially traded as "Nailsea Crown Glass and Glass Bottle Manufacturers". Lucas originally built two "cones": one for window glass and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Craftsman (geograph 2839284)
Craftsman may refer to: A profession *Artisan, a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative *Master craftsman, an artisan who has achieved such a standard that he may establish his own workshop and take on apprentices *Tradesman, a worker specialising in an occupation that requires work experience, on-the-job training or vocational education, but not a degree and is not necessarily restricted to manual work *Craftsman, a military rank within the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, equivalent to a private Arts, media, and entertainment *American Craftsman, an American domestic architectural and interior design style inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement *Craftsman (album), ''Craftsman'' (album), a 1995 album by Guy Clark *The Craftsman (book), ''The Craftsman'' (book), a 2008 book by Richard Sennett *The Craftsman (newspaper), ''The Craftsman'' (newspaper), an 18th-century British newspaper *The Craftsman (magazine), ''The Crafts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
