John Baker's late 17th-century glasshouse at Vauxhall - Kieron Tyler

John Bakers Thameside glasshouse in Vauxhall is the first of
Londons 17th-century glasshouses to be excavated. This
publication describes the finds from the site, demonstrates how
Vauxhall competed with Londons other glasshouses and discusses
Londons late 17th-century glass industry. The glasshouse opened
sometime between 1663 and 1681, and had closed by 1704.
Excavations in 1989 found a furnace, crucibles, tools, working
waste and finished vessels. Vauxhall was operating when lead
crystal was first being made in England but it produced vessels
for a proven market: wine bottles, green-glass vessels and fine
wares. The remains of a well-preserved 17th-century bargehouse
were also recorded at the site.