Derwentcote Cementation Furnace - geograph

Derwentcote Steel Furnace (),

Rowlands Gill Rowlands Gill is a town situated along the A694, between Winlaton Mill and Hamsterley Mill, on the north bank of the River Derwent, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Within Gateshead's greenbelt, the town has a ...

, near

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, England, built in 1720, is an example of an early cementation furnace which produced high-grade steel. A

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building, it is part of an industrial and mining site that has been protected as a

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. It was restored in 1990 by

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History and information at English HeritageInformation for teachers: English Heritage
English Heritage sites in County Durham Ironworks and steelworks in England Consett {{TyneandWear-struct-stub

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