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Glaziers Hollow
Hob Uid: 71633
Location : Cheshire West and Chester Manley
Grid Ref : SJ5322072400
Summary : Probable site of 14th-15th century glass furnace. Situated 330 metres south of Kingswood Cottage. The site was identified in 1933 and partially excavated during 1933-5. The excavations revealed a dense concentration of glass fragments including painted glass imported to the site as cullet (scrap glass for remaking). A glazed brick floor was also uncovered which may have been part of the original furnace floor. Crucible fragments confirm the presence of glass making here. Further excavation in 1947 concluded that the area of glassmaking debris covered about 12 sq metres. It is thought that this site produced window glass both clear and coloured. These remains represent the only reliably located wood-fired glass furnace complex from the late medieval period in the north west. Scheduled.
More information : [SJ 5322 7239] A mediaeval glasshouse found in 1934 at Glazier's Hollow, about half a mile east of New Pale Farm. Excavated 1935(1) and 1947 (2) when quantities of window glass were found, together with fragmentary pottery indicating a 14th-15th C. date. Part of what appeared to be a furnace floor was uncovered, and some crucibles and pot metal were found. There was very little charcoal and this suggests the site was a glass dump rather than a manufactory.A silver penny of Edward I was found - probably earlier than the site.(1-2) At SJ 43207242 furnace debris was found just under the surface in sandy soil. (3) SJ 53207242. Glass and crucible fragments from this site are in the Ashmoleam Museum, Oxford. (4) 1993 site assessment. (5)

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Source details : J. Ches. & N. Wales A.S. Vol. 33 1939 site plan& figs. (Prof. R. Newstead)
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Source details : J. Ches. & N. Wales A.S. Vol. 37 1948 pp. plan & figs. (M.H.Ridgeway and Geo. B. Leach).
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Source details : Ches Sites & Mons Rec 1979 Vale Royal Dist 4/AR 248
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Source details : Scheduled 15-Jul-2002
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Source details : The Glass Industry, Vol.1 Cheshire 1
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C14-15
Monument End Date : 1499
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Glass Working Site
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Medieval
Component Monument Type : Glass Working Site
Object Type : CULLET, CRUCIBLE
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 33880
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Cheshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 907
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 57 SW 4
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1935-01-01
End Date : 1935-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1947-01-01
End Date : 1947-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-06-23
End Date : 1964-06-23

Historic England Research Records

Glaziers Hollow