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Springwood blast furnace is a scheduled ancient monument located in Staffordshire, dating to the eighteenth century industrial period. The furnace represents an important example of early iron production infrastructure from the region's significant metalworking heritage. The surviving structural remains demonstrate the scale and engineering approach of Georgian-era blast furnace construction. As a scheduled monument, it is recognised for its archaeological and historical importance to the understanding of Staffordshire's industrial development during the early modern period.
Springwood blast furnace is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003719. View the official record →
Springwood blast furnace is a scheduled ancient monument located in Staffordshire, dating to the eighteenth century industrial period.
Springwood 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 1003719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill motte (2.4 km), Motte and bailey castle 100m and 200m south of St Mary's School (4.5 km), Heighley Castle (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Springwood 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.
Springwood 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.