Grosmont Ironworks, Coast to Coast
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Remains of the Overhead Conveyor which brought ironstone from the mine to the smelter.
Grosmont Ironworks, Grosmont, Coast to Coast
Grosmont Ironworks were located in the car park to the west of the town, a little east of the spot where the River Esk and the River Murk Esk converge. The car park is immediately east of the railway. Egton Bridge is a couple of miles further to the west, and Sleights Moor where the Low Bridestones and the High Bridestones are located, is 1 mile to the east, following the exceptionally steep Fair Head Lane, every cyclist's nightmare.
In 1835, when digging the tunnel for the nearby Grosmont Railway, it was discovered that there was iron ore in the area, and thus a large ironworks was constructed in the area now used as Grosmont car park. There were 3 mines altogether and they produced 70,000 tons of iron ore every year. Blast furnaces were built on site. The enterprise was very successful but by 1880 steel was being made from cheaper sources, which were also of better quality. This led to the demise of the ironworks which closed in 1915.
Grosmont Ironworks
An old photograph taken in 1880 and now published by Wikipedia Commons shows how extensive the Ironworks were during the 19th century. The site is now used as a car park and most of the structures have been demolished.
Overhead Conveyor
The ruinous Overhead Conveyor of trhe former Ironworks in Grosmont is accessed from a flight of steps in the car park. It is also the main thoroughfare to Grosmont Railway Station from the car park.
Ironworks Ruin Grosmont
There are many small areas of ruinous buildings in various parts of the car park, which has now mostly given way to reforestation.
Metallic Model of old Ironworks
Grosmont car park houses a 3d metallic model of the former Ironworks, so that anyone wishing to discover traces of the ruinous buildings can more easily identify their location.
Coast to Coast Trail Guide
Hiking the Coast to Coast
"Hiking the Coast to Coast" is a digitally enhanced eBook available from Apple Books for all people who have either a Mac, an iPhone or an iPad, and is designed to accompany you on your walk of the Coast to Coast path. The trail guide contains Ordnance Survey maps and other advanced mapping features, step by step directions, hundreds of colour photographs, details of the route, its conditions in different weather and research snippets relating to places of interest along the way.
