Restoration work has begun at one of the Black Country’s most recognisable landmarks, the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, completed in 1794 but closed to visitors for two years due to safety reasons.
image: Dudley Council website
… experts created six different mortars…
The Express and Star writes:
Dudley Council has pledged £1.5 million towards the repairs which need to be done in conjunction with Historic England to ensure they befit its Grade II listed status.
Crumbling brickwork will be replaced, weeds removed, new ventilation installed and the cone repointed during the project.
However, this week experts created six different mortars which will be added to the cone to find out will survive the winter the best.
Brierley Hill Councillor Adam Davies watched the work begin. He said:”Preparation works are underway. I am so pleased to confirm that works to prepare the brickwork and install the sample mortars on the Red House Glass Cone are now underway…”
Dudley Council cabinet member for leisure services Councillor Simon Phipps added: “We’re very lucky to have such a well-preserved historic monument in our local area, which ties into hundreds of years of history…”
For more information see the Dudley Council website
