Catcliffe Glass Cone is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of only four remaining in the United Kingdom.
It was built about 1740 for William Fenney who came to set up in business here after having been manager of the glass works at Bolsterstone. The Catcliffe works eventually passed into the possession of Henry Blunn before being closed sometime between 1884 and 1887. The works briefly reopened in 1900.
It is said that prisoners of war were housed here in the First World War, and during the 1926 industrial disputes, the cone was used as a canteen for feeding children.
Threatened with demolition in the 1960s, it has now been restored and stands as a focal point in a sheltered housing complex.
How to find us
Access is from the west side of Main Street, Catcliffe, Rotherham.
Catcliffe Glass Cone location map
Catcliffe Local History
For more information about old Catcliffe, see the Catcliffe local history page.
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