Previously produced lead crystal glassware designs are stored in Cumbria Crystal's factory in Ulverston near Barrow-in-Furness, northern England, on March 16, 2023. - Cumbria Crystal are the only remaining factory in the UK that still has the knowledge and capacity to produce luxury, hand-blown, cut and finished stem and barware. The company specialises in the use traditional methods; shunning automated blowing and cutting used by many manufacturers. A typical glass will take 10-14 days to produce from start to finish and pass through at least 9 pairs or artisans' hands. The company produces crystal for all the British Embassies and Residencies across the world to grace formal dinners and state occasions as well as featuring in the TV drama Downton Abbey and James Bond films. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)