Description

SHOTLEY LOW QUARTER ALLENSFORD
NZ 05 SE NZ 079503

17/245 Allensford Blast
Furnace, on N. bank
of R. Derwent 250
metres east of
bridge.

II

Remains of Blast Furnace, late C17 or early C18. Furnace neatly-
squared stone, calciner coursed stone. Furnace is ruinous square
structure with jambs and part of round arch; walls with temporary
protective concrete capping at time of survey. Calciner, further
up bank, has splayed wing walls flanking round-headed arch into
circular kiln; kiln wall standing 3 metres high in parts.

Important industrial monument, traditionally associatedwith the
Shotley Bridge sword makers. Last use of the charcoal-fired blast
furnance gave archaeomagnetic date 1740-10. Excavations 1977/8 by
Newcastle University.

'A 17th century blast furnace at Allensford, Northumberland',
Lindsley, S.M and Heatherington, R. Journal of the Historic
Metallurgy Society Xll no. 1 (1978), 1-11.

Listing NGR: NZ0790250343

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26297377

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