Interior view of glass cone, Alloa Glass Works, from SW, in 1968.
SC 356483
Description Interior view of glass cone, Alloa Glass Works, from SW, in 1968.
Date 1968
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 356483
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of CL 265
Scope and Content Interior of south cone of Alloa Glass-work, Clackmannanshire Alloa Glass-work was founded in 1750 by the Erskines of Mar. Using the local collieries for fuel, it soon became a major bottle-producer. The work was taken over by Alloa Glass Company in 1825. This is one of the two cones built after 1825. Its is constructed of local bricks on a stone base. At some point it was converted to gas leaving no trace of the original furnace. It was demolished in 1972. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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