Blast Furnace is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. Industrial.

Blast Furnace

WRENN ID
lone-garret-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme MP: Adam Jogee (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Industrial
Address
Blast Furnace, Springwood Road
OS grid reference
SJ 821 499
Coordinates
53.04622, -2.26817
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The blast furnace, built between 1790 and 1801, is located on Springwood Road in Chesterton, Newcastle under Lyme. Constructed of brick, it is positioned against a slope to aid in the charging process. The furnace features battered lower walls and a raking top, along with a splayed archway leading to the tapping hole. Inside, there is a square fire chamber made of stone that transitions into a funnel-shaped shaft. This furnace was built by Thomas Kynnersley and was steam-powered, although the steam engine was taken out of use in 1833. The casting house was converted into cottages in 1834, which have since been demolished.

Local climate

Blast Furnace receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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