| HER Number (PRN): | 07228 |
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| Name: | Madeleycourt Iron Works |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- IRON WORKS (Mid 19th century to 21st century - 1845 AD to 2050 AD)
Summary
James Foster bought land at Madeley Court in 1828 and moved his furnaces from Wombridge to Madeley Court in 1845-47.
| Parish: | Madeley, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ60NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 6995 0525 |
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Related records
| 08609 | Parent of: Madeley Court collieries (Monument) |
| 03925 | Related to: Fosters Wombridge Ironworks (Monument) |
| 03818 | Related to: The Calcutts Ironworks (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA5434 - 1984 photographic record of Madeley Court Works by IGMT (Ref: MY84B)
Description
Madeleycourt Iron Works. Rail lines connected this works to the GWR (Madeley Branch) and the London and NW Railway (Wellington and Coalport Branch) <1><2>
Industrial Estate. Map indicates historic building(s) have been demolished <3>
James Foster bought land at Madeley Court in 1828 and began to exploit the mineral resources from the 1840s onwards. He moved his furnaces from Wombridge to Madeley Court in 1845-47. <4>
Photographically recorded by IGMT in 1984. <5>
Sources
| [01] | SSA10192 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1889. OS County Series 43SE, 1889. OS County Series. 43SE. 1:10560. |
| [02] | SSA10193 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928. OS County Series 43SE, 1928. OS County Series. 43SE. 1:10560. |
| [03] | SSA10179 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1991. OS SJ60NE, 1991. OS National Grid Series. SJ60NE. 1:10000. |
| [04] | SSA21414 - Excavation report: Clark C & Worthington M. 1991. Madeley Court Barn, Shropshire: an archaeological evaluation. Ironbridge Archaeology Series. 33. |
| [05] | SSA21222 - Volume: Trueman M (ed). 1988. Archaeology in Ironbridge 1981-85. 1981-85. p.163. |
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 8 2020 3:09PM |
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