

Deux étapes mènent du minerai de fer au fer et à l’acier, les deux matières clé de l’époque industrielle : la fonte des minerais dans le haut fourneau donne du fer pur ; l’affinage de la fonte, c’est-à-dire la diminution de la teneur en carbone, donne ensuite du fer forgé ou de l’acier. Les deux étapes dépendent du combustible : le charbon de terre naturel n’est pas adapté à la fabrication du fer, parce que ses oligo-éléments, surtout le soufre, abîment le métal. C’est pourquoi on a longtemps utilisé le charbon de bois dans les fours de traitement et les feux de fonte ...
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Aberdare | Musée et galerie d`Art de la vallée de Cynon |
| Depot RoadGadlys | CF44 8DL Aberdare | Great Britain | |
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Adamov | Old Ironworks |
| Stará huť | 679 04 Adamov | Czech Republic | |
| The ironworks at Adamov 15 km N of Brno probably began operation in the 16th century, but the blast furnace that is now the centre of a conserved historic site was built in 1752, and rebuilt in the 18... plus >> |
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Altena | Musée de fil métallique |
| Fritz-Thomée-Straße 12 | 58762 Altena | Germany | |
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Amay | Les Maitres du Feu - Route du Feu |
| Rue de Bende 5 | B-4540 Amay | Belgium | |
| Les contrastes ne pourraient pas être plus grands: Dans la vallée de la Meuse se blottit, rêveuse, la petite ville d’Amay avec son centre historique, ses ruelles étroites, ses châteaux et ses a... plus >> |
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Angelsberg | Engelsbergs bruk |
| Angelsberg | Sweden | |
| Engelsbergs is one of the best-preserved ‘bruks’ (ironworking villages) in Sweden. Iron was made in the community from 1681 and the manor house in the French style was completed in the 1740s. The ... plus >> |
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Annaberg-Buchholz | Frohnauer Hammer Museum |
| Sehmatalstrasse 3 | 09456 Annaberg-Buchholz | Germany | |
| The water-powered Frohnauer Hammer is the centrepiece of a restored iron forge at Annaberg-Buchholz that is one of the most important iron-working monuments in the Erzgebirge. The timber-framed buildi... plus >> |
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Aube | Musee de la Grosse Forge d’Aube |
| Rue de la vieille Forge | 61270 Aube | France | |
| The museum at Paddle in Normandy is one of the best places in Europe at which to observe the Walloon forge method of making wrought-iron, from which evolved the finery-and-chafery process. Ironworkers... plus >> |
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Balve | Luisenhütte |
| Wocklumer Allee | 58802 Balve | Germany | |
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Barrow-in-Furness | Dock Museum |
| North Road | LA14 2PW Barrow-in-Furness | Great Britain | |
| The Dock Museum is a striking modern building on a scenic channelside site. Built over an historic graving dock, the museum is home to a wealth of objects and information on the social and industrial ... plus >> |
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Bendorf-Sayn | Sayner Hütte iron works |
| In der Sayner Hütte | 56170 Bendorf-Sayn | Germany | |
| The casting hall in the Gothic style at the Bendorf ironworks, Sayn, 10 km north of Koblenz, is one of the most monumental industrial buildings in Europe. A blast furnaces was built at Bendorf in 1769... plus >> |
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Blackpool | La Tour de Blackpool |
| Bank Hey Street | FY1 4BJ Blackpool | Great Britain | |
| One of the most recognised landmarks in the region owes its existence to Victorian engineering ingenuity, opening in 1894 at a cost of £64,000. Situated on the seafront between the North and Central ... plus >> |
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Blaenavon | Bleanavon Ironworks |
| North Street | NP4 9RN Blaenavon | Great Britain | |
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Bochum | L’hall des siècles |
| An der Jahrhunderhalle 1 | 44793 Bochum | Germany | |
| This impressive hall was built as an exhibition hall by the Bochumer Verein ironworks for the 1902 world exhibition in Düsseldorf, after which it was used as a gas-blower and dynamo station in the ca... plus >> |
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Brandenburg an der Havel | Le musée de l’industrie de Brandebourg |
| August-Sonntag-Straße 5 | 14770 Brandenburg an der Havel | Germany | |
| Les autres avaient depuis longtemps été envoyés à la casse. D’ailleurs, un four après l’autre disparaissait. Dans l’énorme salle, l’heure était à la démolition. C’est alors que quel... plus >> |
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Bridgend | Tondu Ironworks |
| Parc TonduMaesteg RoadTondu | CF32 9TF Bridgend | Great Britain | |