An interior view of a large workshop at the Chance Brothers' glass works, showing various types of machinery used in the glassmaking and finishing processes

Date:
Jul 1920
Location:
Chance's Glassworks, Machine Workshop, Spon Lane South, Smethwick, Sandwell
Reference:
BL25035/002
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The glassworks was established in the early nineteenth century, and produced window, optical and specialist glass of all kinds, including window glass for the Houses of Parliament in London. This photograph was taken for the Sturtevant Engineering Company Limited, who created fans and air conditioning systems, and whose heating and ventilation units were installed in the Chance Bros' factory.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Victorian Machine Shop, Victorian Glass Works, Industrial Heritage