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Engine House, Ridsdale Iron Works


The remains of Ridsdale Iron Works are to the north of Ridsdale in Northumberland. Established in 1836, the works consisted of 3 furnaces, an engine house, coke ovens, kilns, reservoirs, and tramways to connect with the ironstone mine at Broomhope and nearby sources of limestone and coal.[1] Largely, because of the remote location, the business closed c.1857.[2] In 1864, two of its furnaces were dismantled and taken to Armstrong's Elswick Works in Newcastle. The engine house is a Grade II listed building and the site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The ruins can be seen from the A68 road and at first impression can be mistaken for e a small castle!

Corsenside Broomhope 1836 Scheduled Monument Elswick Works - Vickers Armstrong Historic Buildings and Monuments in Corsenside Civil Parish Grade II Listed Iron and Steel Making Ridsdale
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"Castle" in Ridsdale

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Engine house

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Ruin of engine house at Ridsdale

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Former engine house for the Ridsdale Iron Works

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Foundry engine house, Ridsdale

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FURNACE HOUSE AT RIDSDALE IRON WORKS - List Entry
- "Furnace house. Early C19. Random rubble with ashlar quoins and Welsh slate roof. One tall storey. 3 bays long. Double doors in later gabled ashlar porch on gable end. 3 …

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Ridsdale Iron Works: A BUILDING OF MYSTERY
- Blog post by Lynne Bloss, with photos "...A short-lived venture and part of a largely unsuccessful 19th century iron industry in Northumberland. There are earthworks to the south of the …

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RIDSDALE IRONWORKS
- "The site of an iron works constructed between 1836 and 1839 but closed in 1857. The engine house and casting house are extant on the site and the works also …

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Ridsdale Ironworks (Corsenside)
- "This ironworks was established in 1836 using local sources of ironstone. The works consisted of three furnaces, an engine house, coke ovens, calcining kilns and reservoirs. A series of tramways …

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Elswick Works - Vickers Armstrong
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Elswick Works - Vickers Armstrong
Broomhope
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Broomhope
- Overview Map Broomhope is a hamlet in Northumberland, located in the valley of Broomhope Burn. Historically, Broomhope, along with nearby Buteland formed a township in the ancient chapelry of Birtley. In …
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Northumberland - Ridsdale - ruin of the ironworks pumphouse

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Northumberland - Ridsdale - ruin of the ironworks pumphouse

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Northumberland - Ridsdale - ruin of the ironworks pumphouse

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Northumberland - Ridsdale - ruin of the ironworks pumphouse

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Northumberland - Ridsdale - ruin of the ironworks pumphouse

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Site of the Former Furnaces for the Ridsdale ironworks

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List number: 1304070
Keys to the Past HER: N9505
Grid ref: NY9091984718

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