View of glass cone from W.
CL 262
Description View of glass cone from W.
Date 1968
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number CL 262
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 356905
Scope and Content 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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