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Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road

England
List entry 1021424
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021424
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.56 hectares
Grid reference
SK 38488 88386
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks is a scheduled ancient monument located on Darnall Road in Sheffield, Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The site encompasses the remains of steelworks and glassworks operations that were integral to the region's manufacturing economy during the period of rapid industrial expansion. The surviving structures and archaeological deposits document the technological processes and working conditions characteristic of Sheffield's metalworking and glass production industries. The monument's designation recognises its significance as evidence of the industrial development that shaped both the local landscape and Britain's industrial pre-eminence during this era.

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021424. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks is a scheduled ancient monument located on Darnall Road in Sheffield, Yorkshire, representing the industrial heritage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Who is responsible for protecting Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road 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 1021424.

What other scheduled monuments are near Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Manor Lodge (2.2 km), Bower Spring cementation furnace (3.3 km), Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street (3.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Manor Lodge
2.2 km
Bower Spring cementation furnace
3.3 km
Cementation furnace, Hoyle Street
3.7 km
The glassworks cone
4 km
Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace
5 km
Blue Man's Bower moated site, Whiston
5.4 km
Standing cross at the Church of St James, Norton
6.9 km
Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road

Former Sanderson's Darnall Steelworks and Don Valley Glassworks, Darnall Road stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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