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Whinfield coking ovens are a scheduled ancient monument located in County Durham comprising the remains of industrial-scale coke production facilities dating to the nineteenth century. The site preserves evidence of the region's significant role in coal processing during the Industrial Revolution, when the conversion of coal to coke became essential for iron smelting and other industrial processes. The ovens themselves represent the physical infrastructure of this extractive and processing economy that transformed the Durham coalfield. The monument is situated approximately 850 metres south-east of Low Spen Farm and remains an important archaeological record of nineteenth-century industrial development in the North East.
Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018226. View the official record →
Whinfield coking ovens are a scheduled ancient monument located in County Durham comprising the remains of industrial-scale coke production facilities dating to the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018226.
Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm 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 1018226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friarside Chapel (1.1 km), Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house (2.5 km), Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine (2.6 km).
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