Jewels On The Cut 2

Product DescriptionJewels On The Cut 2An exploration of the Stourbridge Canal and the local glass industry.A revised edition incorporating updates, developmentsand other matters arising since the original Jewels on the Cut.Featuring…• Waterways history and the Canal & River TrustIndustrial archaeologyWildlifeGeology of the southern Black Country• Glassmaking and the Stourbridge Glass tradeContemporary aspects of glass• Famous names of past and present• The Portland Vase and its recreationThe British Glass Foundation…and including a detailed guide to a walk along the towpath betweenthe Bonded Warehouse and the new White House Cone museum of glass,Combining his interest in glass with a lifelong love of inland waterways. GrahamFisher MBE explored the mutuality of his two passions in the original Jewels on theCut, described as ‘an erudite yet enthusiastic rendition of the fascinating history of The Stourbridge Canal’.In this comprehensively revised and updated version, all related in his inimitableraconteurial style, he identifies the momentous changes that have happened inthe interim, reflects on the creation of the Canal & River Trust and describes theformation of the British Glass Foundation that led to the building of a world classmuseum on the water’s edge at Wordsley. We do indeed live in exciting times!