Downside Mill, Cobham, Surrey: Analysis of the Metalworking Remains
Author(s): David Dungworth, Sarah Paynter, Matt Phelps
Downside Mill was an iron and copper working mill site owned by Alexander Raby, which operated from the late 18th to the early 19th century. Excavations by Surrey Archaeological Society recovered a large and varied range of metalworking debris. Some of this was analysed using a combination of XRF, SEM-EDS, XRD and optical microscopy to identify the metalworking processes used on the site. The majority of the waste was from dry puddling, a method for converting cast iron into malleable wrought iron. There was also waste from iron smithing, copper alloy casting and iron casting. Both coke and charcoal were used at the site.
- Report Number:
- 43/2011
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 67
- Keywords:
- Metal Working-Fe Metal Working-non Fe Post Medieval
