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Derwentcote Steel Furnace is an early cementation furnace, just south of the River Tyne at Hamsterley, County Durham. Built around 1730, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain and played a crucial role in the British steel industry for about 150 years. As part of a network of iron and steel producers along the Derwent Valley, it helped to produce the finest steel in Europe and to power the early Industrial Revolution. It converted wrought iron, imported from Sweden, into high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools. The furnace is one of the last surviving pieces of evidence for cementation steelmaking in north-east England. It is within the council area of County Durham. More...
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1015522.
Place Type: Industrial Heritage
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.90301,-1.7981745
Grid Reference: NZ 1304 5649
Council Area: County Durham CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Durham PA
GBPN ID: 301314
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Derwentcote_Steel_Furnace,_Durham_301314
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The forge and cementation furnace closed between 1875 and 1891, partly because new techniques of steel production had been developed by then, and also probably because Derwentcote could not compete with the superior transport networks and production capacity of the Sheffield steel industry further south. It is part of an industrial and mining site that has been protected as a scheduled monument and was restored in 1990 by English Heritage. It is a Grade I listed building.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1015522.
Place Type: Industrial Heritage
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.90301,-1.7981745
Grid Reference: NZ 1304 5649
Council Area: County Durham CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Durham PA
GBPN ID: 301314
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Derwentcote_Steel_Furnace,_Durham_301314
Peruse Durham on WikishireThe forge and cementation furnace closed between 1875 and 1891, partly because new techniques of steel production had been developed by then, and also probably because Derwentcote could not compete with the superior transport networks and production capacity of the Sheffield steel industry further south. It is part of an industrial and mining site that has been protected as a scheduled monument and was restored in 1990 by English Heritage. It is a Grade I listed building.