Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,864 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

World of Glass

From Graces Guide

of St. Helens, Lancs.

The museum explains the history of glass with artefacts dating back to ancient Egypt and glass from around the world.

The museum tells the story of what made St. Helens great, from its humble beginnings to being a world leader in glass making. But St. Helens isn't only glass - there was also a thriving coal community and strong connections with medicines and classical music.

Glass-blowing demonstrations take place

An amazing film about glass will blow you away!

Explore the underground tunnels of one of the world's first continuous regenerative tank glass-making furnaces built in 1887 by William Windle Pilkington.

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