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By Car:
Take the A38 (Bristol Road), turning onto Edgbaston Park Road. Parking is available in the University's South Car Park, with the Institute situated at the top of the hill opposite King Edward's School, two minutes walk from the car park.
By Bus:
Nos 61, 62 and 63 leave the city centre (Corporation Street or Navigation St). The bus stops at the bottom of Navigation Street (ask for the University).
By Train:
University Station is a five minute walk from the Institute on the campus. Trains leave New Street station regularly and take approximately 10 minutes.
Nice campus to walk around, but the BArber Insitute is surprising in what they actually have on show.
Monday - Saturday: 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sunday: 12 noon - 5.00 pm
Written Nov 4, 2006
Website: http://www.barber.org.uk
Situated in the heart of the historic Stourbridge glassmaking district and built in the end of the 18th Century, the Cone was used for the manufacture of glass until 1936.
The cone itself reaches 100 feet into the sky, and enclosed a furnace (which you can climb through!) around which men made glass in non-stop 6 hour on and 6 hour off shifts for 140 years!
The furnace itself was kept at a constant heat of 1250 celsius for years on end to provide the raw materials for the manufacture of glass.
During its time the site remained virtually unaltered and an excellent audio tour (£2.50) and information panels take you on sequential progress through the factory including a live demonstration of glassblowing in the same location that it would have been manufacted when the factory was a going concern...
There is a gift shop selling souvenirs and craft items made on site, as well as a Stuart Crystal Factory Shop adjacent to the visitor centre.
For refreshments you can enjoy watching the canal boats chug by on the canal next to the museum from the cafe on site...
About 10 miles to the W of Birmingham centre. MAP
Written Aug 19, 2005
Phone: +44 (0) 1384 812750
Website: http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums--galleries/red-house-glass-cone
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Barber Institute of Fine Arts - With works by Gainsborough, Turner, Monet, Renoir, Degas and many others, this is one of the world's finest small galleries (and it's FREE!)....located near main entrance to Birmingham University on Edgbaston Park Road, off A38 (Bristol Road) - Birmingham Open Top Bus Tour stops here, or catch train to University station, and walk through University campus...for more details www.barber.org.uk
Written Aug 24, 2002
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