Christmas Ornaments in Blown Glass
We have a selection of fine Christmas ornaments with a British theme. All of this page are fine European blown glass in origin as the finest blown glass ornaments are still made there.
You will find other pages of fine Christmas ornaments listed on the menu to the left.
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One of the most popular Tower attractions involves people: the Yeoman Warders or Beefeaters to be exact. They were originally established in 1485 as King Henry VIII's bodyguard. They are perhaps best known for their gorgeous scarlet and gold dress uniforms which date to 1552 and are worn on state occasions.
Ornament is 5 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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A recognizable icon of the UK the red post box is going the way of the red phone booth.
This ornament is 4 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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This ornament is 5 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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Our London Taxi ornament most closely resembles the Austin FX4, which made its debut in 1958. Of the panoply of cabs in operation in London today, this familiar black taxicab has become as much an icon of British automotive culture as the Rolls Royce.
2.5 inches high
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Big Ben the 320 foot high Clock Tower is named after the largest bell, weighing over 13 tons, and was cast in 1858 at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in East London.
Ornament is 5 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World.
Ornament is 2 1/2 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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Progress is changing the phone booths, mail boxes and the buses of England. Here in the more modern style in use today.
Ornament is 3 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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A Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has stood on this site since 604AD, and throughout the Cathedral has remained a busy, working church where millions come to reflect and find peace.
The current Cathedral the fourth to occupy this site was designed by the court architect Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 after its predecessor was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Our beautiful hand blown glass ornament from Poland is @ 4 1/2 inches
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St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, arrived on the coast of Kent as a missionary to England in 597 AD. He came from Rome, sent by Pope Gregory the Great..
Augustine was given a church at Canterbury (St Martin's, after St Martin of Tours, still standing today) by the local King, Ethelbert whose Queen, Bertha, a French Princess,, was already a Christian. This building had been a place of worship during the Roman occupation of Britain and is the oldest church in England still in use.
Augustine's original building lies beneath the floor of the nave– it was extensively rebuilt and enlarged by the Saxons, and the Cathedral was rebuilt completely by the Normans in 1070 following a major fire. There have been many additions to the building over the last nine hundred years, but parts of the quire and some of the windows and their stained glass date from the 12th century.
Our glass ornament from Poland is @ 4 1/2 inches
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Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain's sovereigns since 1837 evolving from a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham. Today it is The Queen's official residence, with 775 rooms.
Ornament is 2 1/2 inches high by 4 inches long
Fine european glass from Poland
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Two nicknames for British police, 'bobbies' and 'Peelers', come from the founder of the 'Met' Police, Sir Robert Peel, who founded the police in 1829.
Ornament is 5 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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The best way to see London is from the upper deck of a bus. Tour companies even have busses with the roofs removed that leave from Hyde Park and circle the cities best sites.
3.75 inches high and beautifully gift boxed.
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The responsibility of guarding the Sovereign by the Household Troops (as they were known at the time) dates back to the time of Henry VII (1485-1509).
The men you will see in front of Buckingham Palace (and other locations) are not just ceremonial guards but also serving Soldiers. While upholding the traditions of the past, they also perform duties throughout the world as professional soldiers and are known as some of the most elite and skilled soldiers in the British Army.
Ornament is 5 inches high
Fine european glass from Poland
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The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings. The camera (the word means simply 'room') was built 1737-1749 with £40,000 bequeathed by Dr John Radcliffe, the royal physician.
Originally the library in the Radcliffe Camera held both scientific and general books, but those collections were gradually moved to other University libraries, so that today the Camera functions as the main reading room of the Bodleian Library. The finished building holds some 600,000 books in underground rooms beneath Radcliffe Square.
Our beautiful glass ornament from Poland is @ 4 inches
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