Abbey House Museum 2025
Yorkshire
Rockley Furnace & Engine House 2025
The furnace was built around 1700 to smelt the local iron ore. The engine house, built from sandstone once housed a Newcomen type pumping engine. With its castellated top, it now looks a little like a folly. It has a date stone from 1813, but it is thought that the mine predates this.
Open Days & Times
Access at all times. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: 66
- By Rail: Elsecar / 6 miles
For more extended details of this interesting industrial place there is a large pdf which will enlighten you of the history of how it all came about.
http://iadb.co.uk/epip/Rockley%20Furnace%20text%20plates%20figures.pdf
