General view of the west cast house at Redcar Steelworks blast furnace, showing the hydraulic clay guns, bustle pipe, tap holes with traverser, tuyeres, and fume collection hoods, from the west

Date:
31 Mar 2021
Location:
Redcar Steelworks, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland
Reference:
DP346765
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'Opening in 1979 and the second largest in Europe, its design utilises a German designed bell top system with a Paul Wurth distribution system. The lower levels are influenced by Japanese designed blast furnaces.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/29763 Redcar Steelworks, Redcar, North Yorkshire; within the Volume: VF000362 Redcar Steel Works, Redcar, North Yorkshire; within the Series: HEC01/025 Historic England Architectural Requests; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Davies, James O: Historic England

Keywords

Steel Works, Blast Furnace