Red House Glass Cone

The Red House Glass Cone stands beside the Stourbridge Canal in Wordsley, a brick cone thirty metres tall and eighteen metres wide. Built in 1788 by Richard Bradley and his brother-in-law George Ensell, it once produced window glass for Stuart Crystal. Only four such cones survive across the United Kingdom, making this structure one of the last of its kind. The cone houses workshops where glass artists, potters and jewellers work daily. Visitors can watch glass-blowing demonstrations and browse a coffee house and gift shop on the same acre of land. A moving lehr installed by Ensell still runs inside the cone, the only surviving example anywhere. Grade II* listed since 1966, the cone received a £1.5 million restoration grant in 2022. After repairs it reopened in 2024, offering a glimpse of Britain’s industrial glass heritage.