Job: Rockley Furnace and Engine House, Rockley Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Date:
1 Sep 2014
Location:
Rockley Furnace and Engine House, Rockley Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley
Reference:
2K/21653
Type:
Job containing Electronic material
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Description

For 'Heritage at Risk 2014'. Photographer's note: 'The furnace was built around 1700 to smelt local iron ore. The engine house once housed a Newcomen pumping engine to keep the iron mine dry.'

Content

This is part of the Volume: VF000004 Heritage at Risk; within the Series: EHC01/176 Heritage at Risk; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

This Job is divided into 1 Child Record
This Job contains the following materials:
Photograph (Digital): 1

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Bull, Alun: Historic England

Keywords

Furnace, Engine House