The Bedlam Furnace is a Grade II* listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1968. Furnace. 2 related planning applications.
The Bedlam Furnace
- WRENN ID
- hushed-chapel-auburn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1968
- Type
- Furnace
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bedlam Furnace is an early 18th-century blast furnace located on Waterloo Street in Ironbridge. It has a square plan and features a brick-lined chamber with a partly bricked pointed-arch opening facing the road, as well as another partly bricked opening on the right side. The front of the furnace is supported by two stone lean-to buttresses, one of which contains a circular aperture with a small arched opening below. The furnace ceased operations when the Blists Hill Ironworks was established in the early 19th century. It is believed that this furnace is the one depicted in the well-known painting 'Coalbrookdale by Night' by PJ de Loutherbourg, created around 1801.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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