Show on mapThese furnace bases are some of the few remains left of the ironmasters district.
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.
 
Cool, I didn’t know they were still there.
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.
My grandfather George longridge died at these iron works in 1914
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.