Description and History of Site:-
On the site of an earlier (1850s) glassworks and later (1870s) brickworks. John Lumb and Co. acquired the site in 1902 and built a large gas-fired regenerative glass furnace. Subsequently, the works introduced early examples of semi-automatic bottle making machines. The works was bought by the United Glass company, together with others in the immediate area, in 1937. Bottle glass manufacture continued on the site until 1985.

The site was investigated and recorded by Malton Archaeological Projects in 2007 prior to its development into housing. Glass waste recovered during this excavation has been analysed (see reference 1) and it was possible to identify glass from both the early (c1855-1874) and later (1902-1985) phases of production.

Further Reading and References:-
https://research.historicengland.org.uk/Report.aspx?i=14741&ru=%2fResults.aspx%3fn%3d10%26tsk%3dyorkshire%26p%3d9
http://www.castleford.org/history/cas049.html

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Key Words :- glassworks bottles

Address :- Mill Place, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 5LW
Grid Ref :- SE 4199 2535
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.722874 , Long -1.365128
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1902 - 1985
Record Date :- 21 June 2019

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