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Blast Furnace

A Grade II Listed Building in Chesterton, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0462 / 53°2'46"N

Longitude: -2.2682 / 2°16'5"W

OS Eastings: 382119

OS Northings: 349916

OS Grid: SJ821499

Mapcode National: GBR 02H.3C3

Mapcode Global: WHBCL.4P6K

Plus Code: 9C5V2PWJ+FP

Entry Name: Blast Furnace

Listing Date: 27 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1219970

English Heritage Legacy ID: 385970

ID on this website: 101219970

Location: Springwood, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5

County: Staffordshire

District: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Electoral Ward/Division: Chesterton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Chesterton Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description



NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME

SJ84NW SPRINGWOOD ROAD, Chesterton
644-1/3/61 (North West side)
27/09/72 Blast Furnace

II

Blast furnace. 1790-1801. Brick. Built against slope to
facilitate charging, with battered lower walls and raking top.
Splayed archway to tapping hole, with square fire chamber of
stone gathered into funnel-shaped shaft. Built by Thomas
Kynnersley, and steam-powered. Steam engine taken out of use
in 1833, the casting house converted to cottages (now
demolished) in 1834.


Listing NGR: SJ8211949916

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