Nailsea Glassworks
Other Business Names:
- Lucas, John
- Lucas, Chance, Homer & Coathupe
- Coathupe & Co
- Chance Brothers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Nailsea, North Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Glass products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Sheet inc window glass manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to c1768. Early on worked by John Lucas, d1828. By 1793 known as Lucas Chance Homer & Coathupe when owned other works at Stanton and, possibly, Wick. Operated subsequently under other styles including Coathupe & Co from 1844. Primarily made window glass but also, as subsidiary products, bottles, mugs, jars, flasks, etc. 1870 owned by Chance Brothers. Closed 1874
Publications:
- Book of Nailsea by Thomas, Margaret
- Early years of the Nailsea Glassworks by Dommett, Harry C
- Nailsea Glass by Vincent, Keith
- Nailsea Glassworks by Thomas, Margaret
- 'Nailsea Glassworks' in R J Charleston et al (eds), Studies in Glass History and Design by Chance, Hugh
- Nailsea Glassworks, Nailsea, North Somerset. A study of the history, archaeology, technology and human story by Smith, Andrew F
- Notes on the Nailsea Glass Works by Gray, St George
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Lucas, John
- Lucas, Chance, Homer & Coathupe
- Coathupe & Co
- Chance Brothers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Nailsea, North Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Glass products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Sheet inc window glass manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to c1768. Early on worked by John Lucas, d1828. By 1793 known as Lucas Chance Homer & Coathupe when owned other works at Stanton and, possibly, Wick. Operated subsequently under other styles including Coathupe & Co from 1844. Primarily made window glass but also, as subsidiary products, bottles, mugs, jars, flasks, etc. 1870 owned by Chance Brothers. Closed 1874Publications:
- Book of Nailsea by Thomas, Margaret
- Early years of the Nailsea Glassworks by Dommett, Harry C
- Nailsea Glass by Vincent, Keith
- Nailsea Glassworks by Thomas, Margaret
- 'Nailsea Glassworks' in R J Charleston et al (eds), Studies in Glass History and Design by Chance, Hugh
- Nailsea Glassworks, Nailsea, North Somerset. A study of the history, archaeology, technology and human story by Smith, Andrew F
- Notes on the Nailsea Glass Works by Gray, St George