Moira Furnace

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This picture shows Moira Furnace with the  furnace stack at the front and the bridgeloft building at the rear, originally there would have been a casting shed in front of the furnace where the iron 'pigs' were produced.
This picture shows Moira Furnace with the furnace stack at the front and the bridgeloft building at the rear, originally there would have been a casting shed in front of the furnace where the iron 'pigs' were produced.

Moira Furnace is a nineteenth century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire on the banks of the Ashby de la Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804 the building has been preserved by English Heritage as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops.


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