Hightown, Castleford Yorkshire. An Assessment of Glass Waste
Author(s): Carlotta Gardner
The excavations in 2007 of the Hightown bottle-works, Castleford, produced substantial quantities of material. This report is an assessment of the glass-working waste recovered from the site. Chemical analysis of the glass waste identified two main phases of glass production. The glass produced in phase I (c1855 - 1872) is a high-lime low-alkali (HLLA) glass that is likely to have been made from cheap and basic ingredients, evident from the high iron and trace element content. The composition of this glass fits well with the description of ingredients used for bottle glass in the 19th century. Phase II glass (20th century) is soda lime silica glass that has a much purer composition suggesting that ingredients of better quality were used.
- Report Number:
- 25/2009
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Glass
