Art & Photography, Best Of London | By: N Quentin Woolf

Londonist Out Loud: The Grand Old Man Of Glass

Welcome to the latest episode of Londonist Out Loud, a podcast about London.

Glassblowing is an art that's several thousand years old, and who better to hear about it from than Peter Layton, the 'grand old man of glass'? N Quentin Woolf takes a stroll through Bermondsey to Layton's studio to learn about the history of glass and see some of the objects produced.

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