2012
SK3115 : Moira Furnace
taken 13 years ago, near to Moira, Leicestershire, England
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Moira Furnace
A nice 19th iron furnace. Locally mined coal (converted to coke), ironstone and limestone (flux) was heated here to produce pig iron. A double acting steam beam blowing engine brought up the temperature to over 1538 °C.