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North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry

England
List entry 1021403
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021403
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.84 hectares
Grid reference
SU 87956 28155
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

North Park Furnace is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of an iron foundry and gun-casting works located in Sussex, England. The site dates to the post-medieval period, when Sussex's wealden iron industry was at its height, and represents an important example of early modern industrial archaeology. The furnace complex would have been integral to regional metalworking production, particularly during periods when demand for cast-iron goods and military ordnance was high. The surviving structural remains and archaeological deposits at the site provide evidence of the technological and organisational practices employed in early modern iron manufacture.

North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021403. View the official record →

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What is North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry?

North Park Furnace is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of an iron foundry and gun-casting works located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry?

North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry 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 1021403.

What other scheduled monuments are near North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Walkers Copse, Heyshott Common (9.1 km), Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View (9.2 km), Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 290m east of Heather View (9.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in Walkers Copse, Heyshott Common
9.1 km
Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View
9.2 km
Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 290m east of Heather View
9.3 km
Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 500m WNW of Barnett's Bridge
10.5 km
Bowl barrow 350m WNW of Barnett's Bridge
10.6 km
Ruined church
10.9 km
Bowl barrow 100m SSW of Barnett's Farm
11.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry

North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around North Park Furnace: iron works and gun foundry

ChichesterRoman town · ~14.5 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~14.8 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Chiltlee, Hampshire →
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