Re: Bristol Blue Glass

["gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>]

  Many thanks Paul.I,ve been in touch with Bristol Blue Glassworks and I
hope to visit them in early December, if and when the Aeroplanes play.
  In truth, I've had to cancel three trips to Bristol to see the Planes, so
it's become a mini obsession just to get there.  I now have another excuse
NOT to cancel again.
  If anyone has any other info on this craft' could you put it up here.
  Sorry Steve, but it is Blue Aeroplanes related !

  mucho gracias
  G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 8:56 AM
  Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bristol Blue Glass


  > Bristol is indeed famous for its blue glass - a very beautiful deep 
blue
  > indeed.   I think there is a small shop selling it on the main road
(East
  > Street) in Bedminster on the part of the road rather grandly named
  > Bedminster Parade..  I don't know if its still actually produced there,
but
  > I'm sure they could tell you in the shop.  Nick on this list lives not
far
  > from there.  In truth Bedminster is probably more famous for tobacco -
there
  > were several huge WD & HO Wills factories there.
  >
  > >From memory the tradition of making blue glass in Bristol died out for
many
  > years.  Only very recently was the practice re-started.  They had
problems
  > as when they went to start making it again they found out that no-one
seemed
  > to have actually bothered to actually write down how it was done!
  >
  > Should I find myself passing the shop between now and 2nd Dec I'll note
down
  > the name and see if they have a website.  They may or may not be
connected
  > with this place http://www.bristolblueglass.com/
  >
  > PV1
  >
  > From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
  > Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
  > To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" <blueplanes@st...net>
  > Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] gigs
  > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:07:57 +0100
  >
  >    Well if it's 'Use It or Lose It' time, i'll use it.
  >    Somewhere in my search for accomodation near Bedminster last year, I
  > stumbled upon a local history site that has Bedminster as a big player
in
  > 'Bristol Glass' ? A Blue Glass particular and noted to the area.
  >    Does this still happen ?
  >    If so I would like to partake of correspondence with anyone involved
  > with,
  > or knowledgable about, this form, so that I know where to go around the
2nd
  > THIS year.
  >    G
  >    ----- Original Message -----
  >    From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
  >    To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" <blueplanes@st...net>
  >    Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 3:18 AM
  >    Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] gigs
  >
  >
  >
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