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and Ireland in 1785, it was stated that a Mr. Hill, a great glass 

 manufacturer at Stourbridge, had lately gone to Waterford, and 

 taken with him the best set of workmen he could get in the County 

 of Worcester ; that English glass workers were constantly going 

 backwards and forwards to Ireland, six a short time ago, and four 

 or five quite recently ; and that ^Vaterford glass equalled if not 

 excelled any of the same kind made in Great Britain. 



In the Ditbli7t Chronicle of August 21st, 1788, it is mentioned 

 that "a very curious service of glass has been sent over from 

 Waterford to Milford for their Majesties' use, and by their orders 

 forwarded to Cheltenham, where it has been much admired and 

 does great credit to the manufacture of this country." 



The manufacture was carried on by the Penroses until 1797, 

 when their interest in the glass-house was advertised for sale, 

 application to be made to George or Francis Penrose. The glass- 

 house appears to have been purchased by a company, the partners 

 being Ramsey, Gatchell and Barcroft, who carried on the flint glass 

 manufacture on the Quay until about 1802, when they erected a 

 new glass-house on a piece of ground known as the " Old Tan- 

 yard " in Ann street. In an advertisement in the Waterford 

 Mirror of March, 1803, the proprietors state that having erected 

 a new glass-house in Ann Street in order to carry on the flint glass 

 manufacture more extensively they will let from the first of June, 

 for seventy years or upwards, the entire concerns on the Quay at 

 present occupied by their glass-works. Although the entire 

 concerns were to be let, a warehouse on the Quay for the sale of 

 the glass appears to have been retained. In 1820 Ramsey and 

 Barcroft appears to have left the business and it was carried on for 

 a short time by Jonathan Gatchell alone. In the same year 

 Gatchell advertises for sale on the Quay a collection of cut and 

 engraved glass and states that the factory has for thirty-six years 

 given daily employment to nearly two hundred persons. Between 

 1820 and 1824 a man named Walpole appears as partner with 

 Gatchell. Shortly after this Jonathan Gatchell died and his son, 

 George Gatchell, became chief proprietor. Walpole seems to have 

 retired before 1838, and shortly after this a George Saunders was 



