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Workers break ground as £1.5m renovation project begins at Red House Glass Cone

Workers have broken ground at the site of a Grade II listed building in Wordsley as an 18-month restoration project begins.

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Michael Holder from conservation contractors company Phillips & Curry, with site manager Kate Jones and Councillor Paul Bradley, Councillor Wayne Little and Councillor Adam Davies

The Red House Glass Cone operated for more than 150 years and is one of four surviving glass cones in the UK.

It was owned by the Stuart family, who created some of the finest glassware in the world including several pieces for the Royal family.

The historic building has remained a historic part of the Wordsley skyline since it was built in the period between 1788 and 1794.

A view down Wordsley High Street towards the Red House Glass Cone, taken around 1910.