Backbarrow Iron Works, Haverthwaite, Cumbria
A charcoal fired blast furnace in operation between 1711-1963, built on the site of an iron forge and bloomery that operated from 1685-1711. The works closed in the 1970s, although much of the equipment of the last survival of the charcoal furnaces of Great Britain is still in place. Find out more about forges and other metal working industries in our Teachers' Kit - Forges and Foundries.
