Derwentcote Steel Furnace
Derwentcote Steel Furnace, Rowlands Gill, near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built in 1720, is an example of an early cementation furnace which produced high-grade steel.Photo: Helen Wilkinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: cementation furnace near Newcastle, England
- Also known as: “Derwent Cote Steel Furnace (the Cone)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Derwentcote Cottage and Hamsterley Hall.
Derwentcote Cottage
Building
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwentcote Cottage is a building, which is situated 640 feet south of Derwentcote Steel Furnace.
Hamsterley Hall
Castle
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hamsterley Hall is an 18th-century English country house at Hamsterley, Rowlands Gill, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. The estate at Hamsterley was given, in 1762, by Sir John Swinburne Bt to his younger brother Henry Swinburne. Hamsterley Hall is situated 1 mile southeast of Derwentcote Steel Furnace.
Pontburn Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontburn Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 1 mile east of Derwentcote Steel Furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamsterley Mill and Hamsterley.
Hamsterley Mill
Village
Hamsterley Mill is a village in County Durham, around 3 miles from Burnopfield and approximately the same distance from Consett.
Hamsterley
Village
Hamsterley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Consett and borders the hamlet of Low Westwood. The name Hamsterley possibly derives from the Old English ‘hamstra’, meaning a corn weevil and ‘ley’ meaning clearing, hence a clearing frequented by corn weevils, perhaps indicating the poor quality of farming in the area.
High Westwood
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works.
Derwentcote Steel Furnace
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, historic building, and industry
- Location: Gateshead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.90314° or 54° 54′ 11″ northLongitude
-1.79811° or 1° 47′ 53″ westOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9C6WW632+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 452229901OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q5263358
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In Other Languages
“Derwentcote Steel Furnace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德文科特鑄鐵廠”
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