Chandos Glass Cone

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41-43 Northgate, Bridgwater TA6 3EU, UK

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N51° 7' 53.4" W3° 0' 14.04"   (51.1315, -3.0039) Start navigation »

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The Chandos Glass Cone in Bridgwater, in the English county of Somerset, was built in 1725 as a kiln for a glassworks. The remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument.
After a short period of use for glassmaking the kiln was converted to the production of pottery, bricks and tiles, which undertaking continued until 1939. Most of the cone of brickwork was demolished in 1943. The bottom 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) has been preserved.

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