World of Glass
The World of Glass is a local museum and visitor centre in St Helens, Merseyside, England. The museum is dedicated to the local history of the town and borough primarily through the lens of the glass industry but also looking at other local industries.Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum and visitor center in St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “The World of Glass” and “World of Glass, St Helens”
- Address: Chalon Way East, St Helens, WA10 1BX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Helens Central railway station and St Helens Quaker Meeting House.
St Helens Central railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western. St Helens Central railway station is situated 1,400 feet northeast of World of Glass.
St Helens Quaker Meeting House
Church
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Helens Quaker Meeting House is a church, which is situated 890 feet northeast of World of Glass.
BrewDog Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
BrewDog Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in St Helens, Merseyside, England. Previously known as the Totally Wicked Stadium, between 2017 and 2025, and as Langtree Park between 2012 and 2017, it has a capacity of over 18,000 and is the home ground of rugby league club St Helens R.F.C. and football club Liverpool F.C. BrewDog Stadium is situated 2,200 feet southeast of World of Glass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Helens and Rainhill.
St Helens
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helens is a town in Merseyside in England, 14 miles northeast of Liverpool. It was historically part of Lancashire, but in 1974 became a separate metropolitan borough.
Rainhill
Suburb
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainhill is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. The population at the 2011 census was 10,853. Historically part of Lancashire, Rainhill was a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Prescot and hundred of West Derby. Rainhill is situated 2½ miles southwest of World of Glass.
Haydock
Village
Haydock is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 11,416 Haydock's historic area covers the Haydock electoral ward and a section of the Blackbrook ward. Haydock is situated 3 miles east of World of Glass.
World of Glass
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: St. Helens, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.45007° or 53° 27′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.735° or 2° 44′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5VF727+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 204874593OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q107657705
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