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Glass Sellers reinforces its role at heart of UK glass sector at Parliamentary Reception

The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London has reinforced its continuing role at the heart of the UK glass community as co-organiser of a major Parliamentary Reception at the House of Lords. More than a dozen members of the Company, drawn from across the different glass sectors, attended the…...

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Glass Fibre and Fibre Optics

From Curiosity to Cornerstone of Modern Life It is easy to forget just how extraordinary glass is. We see it in windows, bottles, glasses and countless everyday objects, yet some of the most important glass in the modern world is almost invisible. Stretch a strand of glass thinner than a…...

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Glass: The Paradox We See Through

Glass is, quite simply, a paradox made real. It is born from earth yet can appear weightless; formed in the fury of a furnace yet capable of the most delicate beauty; strong enough to shape our cities, yet fragile enough to shatter with a careless touch. And perhaps its greatest…...

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Off to Wonderland! The Glass Sellers’ Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

It is sometimes assumed that the Livery movement is very much centred on the City of London. But anyone who knows the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London will know that nothing could be further from the truth! The Glass Sellers are a wonderfully diverse Company, bringing together glass…...

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Master attends – Visitors and Presentation Day

Visitors and Presentation Day,  City of London & North East Sector Army Cadets at Ilford on Saturday 1st August 2026 The Army Cadet Force is a national voluntary youth organisation. Sponsored by the Army, it provides challenging military, adventurous and community activities. It aims to inspire young people to achieve…...

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Churches of the City of London – Walk Number 5

THE SOUTHERN ARC: STONE, LIGHT AND LONDON LORE Walk Five of the City Churches Series — narrated on route by Master Elias Whitt, Scrivener of Fleet Street (c.1712), PRACTICAL INFORMATION (MODERN GUIDANCE) Total walking time: 1 hour 20 minutes (gentle pace) Total distance: 2.3 miles Difficulty: Easy, mostly flat Best…...

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Tour of Glass Futures, St Helens

  By Glass Art Society Friday 28 August  •  11 AM – 12 PM Overview A behind-the-scenes tour of Glass Futures, held as part of the 2026 International Festival of Glass Join Glass Futures for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of the Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens. Visitors will…...

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The Company That Cares: Inside the Glass Sellers’ Alliance with RAF Leeming

Following support for RAF Leeming’s family day last year, the Glass Sellers Charity is deepening its commitment with a new investment in family-focused STEM education for the children of service personnel. There is a particular kind of English understatement that greets you at the gates of an RAF station. No fanfare,…...

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A Thousand Years of Beauty in the Most Glorious Square Mile on Earth

Six ancient churches, one April morning, and why the City of London’s sacred lanes deserve to be top of every itinerary There is a particular quality of light in London on an April morning — provisional, a little argumentative, as if the sun hasn’t quite committed to showing up. It…...

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The Glass Sellers Hall

These lines were found in the Minute Book of the Company for 1825 and indicate a fine corporate spirit.    ...

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