No:7 Bottle Shop - Cannington Shaw
Cannington Shaw, Linkway East, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3AL
No: 7 Bottle Shop - Cannington Shaw is all that now remains of what was once the largest glass bottle manufacturing site in the world. It is believed by Historic England to be the most intact example of a late 19th century Bottle Shop. On Saturday 7th September 2024 the public will have a chance to enter the compound and view this incredible piece of industrial archaeology for the first time in over 50 years. Opened in 1886 and one of the first of its kind anywhere in the world, No: 7 helped to pave the way forward in glass melting technology, utilising a process invented by Friedrich Siemens and patented in the UK in 1856.
To celebrate, the Cannington Shaw Preservation Trust CIC will be hosting two Heritage Open Days, providing a talk at regular intervals to showcase the rich history and heritage of what is a scheduled monument and grade 2 listed structure, highlighting the technological advancement the building embodies, as well as giving an insight into the people that worked there. The Trust will be backing this up with workshops, stalls and fun for the children.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to look behind the fence at one of the technological marvels of the industrial revolution and get a feel of what it was like to work there.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 1000-1600
Location & directions
Cannington Shaw, Linkway East, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3AL
- Directions:
- No: 7 Bottle Shop - Cannington Shaw is approached via entering the Tesco car park and proceeding directly across it to the far corner, to the left of the Tesco Superstore as you look at it.
- Contact on day:
- John Tabern
- Telephone number:
- +447882540998
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
The area where the workshops will take place is flat and of hard standing. No: 7 Bottle Shop itself is of uneven surface and not suitable for wheelchairs.
