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One Blackfriars is a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London.It is informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape.. The development is made up of a 50-storey tower of a maximum height of 166.3 m (546 ft) and two smaller buildings of six and four storeys respectively.
Stevens & Williams vase, circa 1890. Stevens & Williams was an English glass company located in Stourbridge, established in 1776 under the name of Honeybourne. [1] It is one of the oldest crystal glass brands in England. In the late 1930s it became known as Royal Brierley, and mostly made fine cut glass ("cut
The Colchester Vase is an ancient Roman British vase made from local clay from Colchester, England, dating to 175 AD, depicting a gladiator battle between two individuals: Memnon and Valentinus, which are believed to be stage names. [1] It was discovered in a Roman-era grave in 1853, which held the deceased's cremated remains. [2]
Thomas Webb & Sons at the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 Swan Cameo Glass Perfume by Thomas Webb & Sons. Thomas Webb & Sons was an English glass company, founded in 1837 by Thomas Webb (1804-1869) near Stourbridge, England. The name T. Webb & Co. was adopted in 1842, and later became Thomas Webb & Sons.
The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. [1] It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcelain makers from about the beginning of the 18th century onwards.
Glass making was discontinued in 1842. The buildings of the works, including the 120 feet high glasshouse cone, were converted into a pottery works which remained in production until 1918. In addition to a rich historical and documentary archive, evidence for the operations and technology of these industries was gained from excavations in 2005.