Allensford Blast Furnace, On N. Bank Of R. Derwent 250 Metres East Of Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Industrial monument.
Allensford Blast Furnace, On N. Bank Of R. Derwent 250 Metres East Of Bridge
- WRENN ID
- watchful-chimney-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Industrial monument
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SHOTLEY LOW QUARTER ALLENSFORD NZ 05 SE NZ 079503
17/245 Allensford Blast Furnace, on N. bank of R. Derwent 250 metres east of bridge.
II
Remains of Blast Furnace, late C17 or early C18. Furnace neatly- squared stone, calciner coursed stone. Furnace is ruinous square structure with jambs and part of round arch; walls with temporary protective concrete capping at time of survey. Calciner, further up bank, has splayed wing walls flanking round-headed arch into circular kiln; kiln wall standing 3 metres high in parts.
Important industrial monument, traditionally associatedwith the Shotley Bridge sword makers. Last use of the charcoal-fired blast furnance gave archaeomagnetic date 1740-10. Excavations 1977/8 by Newcastle University.
'A 17th century blast furnace at Allensford, Northumberland', Lindsley, S.M and Heatherington, R. Journal of the Historic Metallurgy Society Xll no. 1 (1978), 1-11.
Listing NGR: NZ0790250343
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