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Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines is a scheduled ancient monument in Shropshire comprising the remains of industrial machinery associated with iron production. The engines date from the nineteenth century and represent the technological infrastructure of the Lilleshall Company's iron and steel works, which operated in this area during the Industrial Revolution. The site preserves evidence of beam engines that were used to supply air blast to the furnaces, a critical function in the iron-making process. The monument stands as testimony to Shropshire's significant role in British industrial development during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006244. View the official record →
Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines is a scheduled ancient monument in Shropshire comprising the remains of industrial machinery associated with iron production. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006244.
Lilleshall Beam Blowing Engines 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 1006244.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blists Hill Iron Furnaces (0.1 km), Coalport Inclined Plane (0.7 km), Coalport Bridge (1.5 km).
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