Re: Bristol Blue Glass

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

  That's just what I am going to do but didn't want to mention it in case
you all thought I was sad. Ooops!

  G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 1:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Bristol Blue Glass


  > Perhaps you could persuade them to make a blue glass aeroplane?
  >
  > 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] Bristol Blue Glass
  > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:43:38 +0100
  >
  >    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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