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Blists Hill Iron Furnaces is a complex of ironworking remains located in Shropshire, representing industrial activity dating to the eighteenth century. The site preserves evidence of iron smelting operations characteristic of the period when the Shropshire coalfield was a major centre of iron production. The furnaces and associated structures demonstrate the technological and organisational scale of ironworking during the early Industrial Revolution. The monuments survive as substantial stone and brick structures that form part of the broader archaeological and industrial heritage of the Ironbridge Gorge area.
Blists Hill Iron Furnaces is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006233. View the official record →
Blists Hill Iron Furnaces is a complex of ironworking remains located in Shropshire, representing industrial activity dating to the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006233.
Blists Hill Iron Furnaces is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines (0.1 km), Coalport Inclined Plane (0.7 km), Coalport Bridge (1.5 km).
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