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Brymbo Lead Smelting Works is a post-medieval and modern industrial complex located in Denbighshire, Wales, representing significant lead processing activity from the eighteenth century onwards. The site comprises substantial stone and brick structures associated with smelting operations, reflecting the industrial development of the region during the Georgian and Victorian periods. The works exemplify the technological and architectural practices of lead metallurgy, with surviving features including furnace remains and associated industrial buildings that document the evolution of smelting techniques across several centuries. The site retains considerable archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Wales's industrial heritage and the exploitation of mineral resources in north-east Wales.
Brymbo Lead Smelting Works is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE233. View the official record →
Brymbo Lead Smelting Works is a post-medieval and modern industrial complex located in Denbighshire, Wales, representing significant lead processing activity from the eighteenth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE233.
Brymbo Lead Smelting Works dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a industrial building. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Brymbo Lead Smelting Works is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is DE233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Sections N & S of Bryn yr Owen Colliery (6.9 km), Offa's Dyke: Section S of Aberderfyn Road (7.4 km), Wat's Dyke: Section extending from Middle Sontley to Black Brook Bridge (8.6 km).
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