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Derwentcote Steel Furnace


"Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.....and was used for cementation, a process which converted wrought iron into steel. It is one of the few complete examples of this type of furnace, and is the last surviving piece of evidence of cementation steelmaking in the north-east....." (English Heritage)

Heritage Sites 1720s Grade I Listed English Heritage Iron and Steel Making Rowlands Gill Hamsterley, near Consett Historic Buildings and Monuments in Leadgate and Medomsley Ward
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DERWENT COTE STEEL FURNACE (THE CONE) - List Entry
- "Steel-making furnace. First half of eighteenth century, for the cementation process. Coursed sandstone rubble with some ashlar dressings; no roof at time of survey. One storey, 4 bays with high …
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List grade: 1
List number: 1240411
County: County Durham
Wikipedia: Derwentcote Steel F…
Post code: NE17 7RS
Grid ref: NZ1304656508

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