Backbarrow Ironworks (unrepaired buildings including Pug Mill, storehouses and manager's house), Haverthwaite, Cumberland Council (UA) - Lake District (NP)

The surviving structures of Backbarrow Ironworks represent the best illustration nationally of iron-smelting development from the early C18 to C20. The central part of the ironworks has been repaired through a Section 106 Agreement. The wider site has been developed as residential units. Backbarrow Ironworks Heritage Trust has taken on management of the repaired buildings for public visits. Certain buildings including Pug Mill and ore storehouses were not included in the repair scheme and these remain at risk. Plans for these are being worked up and repair has started on one.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Backbarrow ironworks

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1007084

Local Planning Authority:

Lake District (NP)

Site Type:

Industrial > Metal industry site

Location

Building Name:

Backbarrow Ironworks (unrepaired buildings including Pug Mill

Unitary Authority:

Cumberland Council (UA) / Westmorland and Furness Council (UA)

Parish:

Haverthwaite

National Park:

Lake District (NP)

Parliamentary Constituency:

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Region:

North West

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Not applicable

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Commercial company

Designation:

Scheduled Monument, WHS