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
Contact Details
Philippa Prior 0161 242 1416
Next steps
Read more about this historic site on the National Heritage List for England