Former Glass Cone, Hilton Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Glass cone.

Former Glass Cone, Hilton Hotel

WRENN ID
night-truss-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Glass cone
Address
Former Glass Cone, Hilton Hotel, Redcliffe Way
OS grid reference
ST 592 722
Coordinates
51.44801, -2.58738
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former glass cone, now a restaurant, dates back to around 1780. It is constructed from squared Pennant rubble, brick, and tiles, featuring a circular plan. The sides are battered leading up to segmental brick arches, and it has a tile-hung roof that was added around 1970. The interior has not been inspected. The base of the cone, which originally stood four or five times its current height, is the last remnant of the Bristol glass industry.

Local climate

Former Glass Cone, Hilton Hotel receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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