Hello, My great grandfather Robert Gamsby Etheridge was at 15 Lisburn Terrace in 1911. He is recorded as a bottle blower. I wondered if someone could tell what glass works in the area were still in operation in 1911, and also whether there is likely to be any way to trace which works he worked in? I also have seen references to a view of Ayres Quay bottle works, and also a birds eye engraving of Hartleys Wear glass works. Can anyone send me a link to view either of these please? Thanks for your help, Regards, Mark Etheridge Researching ETHERIDGE, STORES, ADAMSON, HOGARTH, GAMSBY, REMMER in Sunderland area.
Hi Mark, At that date there were the Ballast Hill Bottle Works Ayres Quay, and the Southwick Bottle Works, If you go to http://lewis.dur.ac.uk/pip/singlezoom.asp?img=p2636&ref1=2029 there is a lithograph of Hartley's glass works and at the bottom you san see the three chimneys of the Wear Flint Glass Works on the opposite side of Trimdon Street. Southwick Bottle Works are at http://lewis.dur.ac.uk/pip/singlezoom.asp?img=p2041&ref1=1969 I can send you a photo of the bottle houses at Ayres Quay if you want. Stan Mapstone -----Original Message----- From: Mark Etheridge <mretheridge@googlemail.com> To: ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:33 Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Bottle works Hello, My great grandfather Robert Gamsby Etheridge was at 15 Lisburn Terrace in 1911. He is recorded as a bottle blower. I wondered if someone could tell what glass works in the area were still in operation in 1911, and also whether there is likely to be any way to trace which works he worked in? I also have seen references to a view of Ayres Quay bottle works, and also a birds eye engraving of Hartleys Wear glass works. Can anyone send me a link to view either of these please? Thanks for your help, Regards, Mark Etheridge Researching ETHERIDGE, STORES, ADAMSON, HOGARTH, GAMSBY, REMMER in Sunderland area. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message