Crucible furnaces, site of Clyde Steel & Iron Works, Blonk St. Sheffield
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Crucible furnaces, site of Clyde Steel & Iron Works, Blonk St. Sheffield
Image: © Isabella MacCormack Brown Taken: 4 Oct 2006
During redevelopment of Blonk Street Car Park near The Wicker archaeological investigation uncovered this bank of 18th Century crucible furnaces. There may have been up to 60 on this site which is immediately SW of the River Don. The new development in the background now extends over the site.
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