Wortley Top Forge

The oldest surviving heavy iron forge in the world

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Panoramas

These are panoramic views around the site. Just drag the images to have a look around.

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View from the middle of the Forge yard.
Showing the Forge building and workers’ cottages, the smithy and the smithy extension.


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View from the south end of the Forge yard.
Showing particularly the workers’ cottages and the smithy.


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Inside the Forge building – north end.
Showing Number 1 water wheel and sprung tilt hammer, and also the blowing engine water wheel.


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Inside the Forge building – south end.
Showing Number 2 water wheel and its tilt hammer.


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View from the south-west corner of the Forge yard.
Showing particularly the workers’ cottages and wash-house and also the end of the smithy.


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View from the south end of the cottage yard.
Showing the cottages and wash-house, and also the earth closets and the workshops building.


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View from the cottage garden.
Showing the restored workshops building comprising the foundry, the blacksmiths’ shop and the joiners’ shop.


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Inside the upstairs joiners’ shop.
Showing our collection of small stationary steam engines. The cast-iron roof truss is from Strutts’ cotton mill at Milford near Derby.


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Inside the ‘foundry’.
The foundry houses our collection of larger stationary steam engines.

Wortley Top Forge is administered by the South Yorkshire Trades Historical Trust. Registered charity no 1093233 · Log in