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1850 Supplied half the glass for the [[Crystal Palace]] with [[James Hartley and Co]] of Sunderland supplying the remainder | 1850 Supplied half the glass for the [[Crystal Palace]] with [[James Hartley and Co]] of Sunderland supplying the remainder | ||
1865 Works closed | |||
1868 Business rescued by [[Charles Mark Palmer]] and became the [[Tyne Plate Glass Co]] | 1868 Business rescued by [[Charles Mark Palmer]] and became the [[Tyne Plate Glass Co]] | ||
Revision as of 10:31, 5 July 2017
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Glassworks
Partners were Robert Walter Swinburne, George Stephenson and Nicholas Wood
The works fronted the Tyne river with Mill Dam to the suoth and Coronation Street, Station Road and Ferry Street to the east and north.
1850 Supplied half the glass for the Crystal Palace with James Hartley and Co of Sunderland supplying the remainder
1865 Works closed
1868 Business rescued by Charles Mark Palmer and became the Tyne Plate Glass Co
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Lost Industries of the Tyne by Alan Morgan, Ken Smith and Tom Yellowley. Published 2013. ISBN 978 1 85795 216 2