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Moira blast furnace is a Grade II listed industrial monument located in Leicestershire, representing the region's iron production heritage of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure dates from the late eighteenth century and exemplifies the technological developments in iron smelting that characterized the Industrial Revolution. The furnace remains as a substantial stone-built structure, testimony to the scale of metalworking operations that flourished in this area during the period of industrial expansion. It stands as evidence of Leicestershire's significance in the broader narrative of British iron manufacture and industrial development.
Moira blast furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005063. View the official record →
Moira blast furnace is a Grade II listed industrial monument located in Leicestershire, representing the region's iron production heritage of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005063.
Moira blast furnace 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 1005063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 85m south of Netherseal Old Hall (3.4 km), Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle (4.4 km), Ashby Castle and associated formal garden (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moira blast furnace'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.
Moira blast furnace 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.