Ridsdale Ironworks (Corsenside)
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Description
"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 linked the site with nearby sources of ironstone, limestone and coal. By 1848 the ironworks had virtually closed and in 1864 two of the furnaces were dismantled and taken to W.G. Armstrong's works in Elswick, Newcastle. This was a short-lived venture...." -
Owner
Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
Source
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Further information
Link: https://keystothepast.info/search-records/results-of-search/results-of-search-2/site-details/?PRN=N9505
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Added by: Peter Smith
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