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Title: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: lilybell on Friday 03 June 11 20:43 BST (UK)
Could anyone on list tell me where Glass House is. I am helping a friend with her research and this name or place came up
All I know is that it has records for everyone in England.

Any help greatly appreciated as I am thoroughly stumped on this one.


Lilybell ??? ???
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: PaulineJ on Friday 03 June 11 20:46 BST (UK)
I think that you must be mistaken .
I'm not aware of any such place.

There is a Glasshouses, but it has no records such as you refer to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasshouses
Pauline
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: elinga on Friday 03 June 11 21:31 BST (UK)
hi
the glasshouse was slang for Army prison ,the first military jail in Aldershot had a glass roof.
hope  that helps you !
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 03 June 11 22:22 BST (UK)
Quote from: lilybell on Friday 03 June 11 20:43 BST (UK)

All I know is that it has records for everyone in England.


What sort of records? All the birth, marriage and death records under the registration acts are held at Smedley Hydro in Southport, other records are held at the National Archives at Kew.

Stan
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: ed5344 on Saturday 04 June 11 19:44 BST (UK)
Maybe confusing Kew Gardens ( Glass House ) with Kew National Archives.

Eddie.
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: moggie27 on Saturday 04 June 11 19:49 BST (UK)
In Colchester the Glass House is the name of the Military Prison.  So the person must have been in the Military Prison.  It is still known as that in the 1990's.  Used to live near it and saw the poor prisoners scared stiff getting out of the train at Colchester.
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: Jeuel on Saturday 04 June 11 21:30 BST (UK)
If you post where this name came up we might be able to help.  I only know the term "glass house" as slang for military prison.
Title: Re: What or Where Is Glass House
Post by: Lisajj on Saturday 04 June 11 21:54 BST (UK)
There is a place called Glasshouse Hill, Taynton, Gloucestershire.