Snapper Furnace is a Grade II* listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Industrial furnace.
Snapper Furnace
- WRENN ID
- crooked-footing-alder
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1983
- Type
- Industrial furnace
- Address
- Snapper Furnace, the Gorge
- OS grid reference
- SJ 667 048
- Coordinates
- 52.64068, -2.49215
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Snapper Furnace is a brick-built furnace constructed around 1792, although it was never put into operation. It features a design similar to that of the nearby Old Furnace. Notable aspects include the radiused brickwork of the arched recesses. Additionally, there are tunnels on two sides of the furnace, which were included as a precaution against the seepage of ground water.
Local climate
Snapper Furnace receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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