Catcliffe Glass Cone

Description

The glass cone was originally part of the Catcliffe Glassworks (South Yorkshire, UK). It was built in around 1740, and is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe,. It is approximately 20 metres high, and is pierced by openings round its base and is open at the top. The glassworks closed in around 1901, and was used as a prisoner of war camp during the First World War. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1132732?section=official-list-entry The model was created from 299 photographs.