Newport Ironworks, Blast Furnace Foundations, Middlesbrough

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These furnace bases are some of the few remains left of the ironmasters district.

Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases

Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases

There is a disagreement between the notice board on site and a Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Report from 1979.

The CIAS report states Bernhard Samuelson built five furnaces known as the “old side” 1864 – 1867 and three more known as the “new side” in 1869 -1871. The notice board says the remains are the three ‘new side’ blast furnaces built in 1874.

The ironstone used here was mined in the Slapewath / Spa Wood area.

Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases  Newport Ironworks Furnace Bases

5 thoughts on “Newport Ironworks, Blast Furnace Foundations, Middlesbrough

  1. My great granfather was a blast furnace man and his only son killed at work was also a blast furnace in 1900s,highest payed at £3-00 a week but the most dangerous of all the jobs,they had to keep those furnaces going day and night seven days a week never stopping.

  2. I find my great grandfather work blast furnaceman his name Adam Davis He from Quarry Bank Briearly Hill Staffs
    Want know if any photo ? I would love to know I am search Ancestry find family past it more interesting
    When Middlesbrough start build blast furnaceman?
    NOREEN CHAPLIN

    • Named photos of workers are very rare and there were lots of blast furnaces.
      The first furnaces were built around 1850.

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