£10 million masterplan for historic Smethwick glassworks
A £10 million masterplan will see an historic former glassworks site brought back to life after being derelict for years.
A lighthouse could even be installed at the Chance Brothers Glassworks site as a tribute to the work once carried out there.
The eight-acre site, including the iconic seven-storey building overlooking the M5, will be revamped and could see homes and shops built.
The Chance Glass Works Heritage Trust said it was aiming to create a mixed-use development.
It is hoped the development could be created in the next 10 years. The masterplan is at an embryonic stage, with the trust concentrating on trying to find the £10m of funding it would need to bring the ambitious scheme to fruition. Major developers would also need to be brought on board.
