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The former Elsecar Ironworks is a substantial industrial heritage site located in South Yorkshire, dating principally from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The works represent an important centre of iron production during the Industrial Revolution, with surviving structures including blast furnaces, foundries, and associated buildings that illustrate the scale and technical sophistication of ironmaking in the period. The site demonstrates the evolution of iron manufacture through successive phases of development and technological change. Elsecar Ironworks forms part of the broader industrial landscape of the South Yorkshire coalfield and remains significant for understanding the region's contribution to Britain's industrial growth.
The former Elsecar Ironworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1465668. View the official record →
The former Elsecar Ironworks is a substantial industrial heritage site located in South Yorkshire, dating principally from the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1465668.
The former Elsecar Ironworks 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 1465668.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road (6.2 km), Standing cross at the Church of St Mary (6.6 km), Kimberworth motte and bailey castle (6.6 km).
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