DERWENT COTE STEEL FURNACE (THE CONE) - List Entry

  • Description

    "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 cone on second-bay furnace. 3 buttresses support cone.....The only complete surviving example in England of a cementation furnace. Empty and derelict at time of survey. An Ancient Monument in Guardianship...."
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240411
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 11 months ago
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