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Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of early industrial metalworking infrastructure located in Northumberland. The site dates from the post-medieval period and represents the technological developments in lead smelting during the expansion of the English mining industry. The surviving physical elements include substantial sections of flue and a chimney structure, which formed part of the smelting process used to refine lead ore extracted from the surrounding mining district. These remains are of archaeological and industrial heritage significance as evidence of the techniques and scale of lead production in northern England during the early modern period.
Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018211. View the official record →
Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of early industrial metalworking infrastructure located in Northumberland.
Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney 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 1018211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork and buried remains of Stublick Colliery, immediately south east of Stublick (0.9 km), Bridge at Haydon Bridge (3.2 km), Staward pele (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Langley and Blagill lead smeltmills, flue and chimney stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.