Gunns Mill Furnace, Littledean - Forest of Dean
Formerly a C17 charcoal blast furnace and later an C18 paper mill. Now unused and in perilous condition, despite some emergency holding repairs. The Forest of Dean Building Preservation Trust is working with Historic England to secure the future of the building. Funding to date has completed various surveys and improved the landscape and setting. The mill wheel pit structure was repaired wth Historic England Repair grant aid in 2020 and the collapsing north wall in 2021. Surveys of the roof strructures are scheduled to develop the repair of the timber-framed elements.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Gunns Mills furnace
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1002080
- Local Planning Authority:
- Forest of Dean
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Industrial building
Location
- Building Name:
- Gunns Mill Furnace
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District / Borough:
- Forest of Dean
- Parish:
- Littledean
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Forest of Dean
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Very bad
- Occupancy / Use:
- Vacant/not in use
- Priority:
- B - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented
- Previous Priority:
- B
- Ownership:
- Charity (heritage)
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1002080 and 1186479
Contact Details
Melanie Barge 0117 975 1300
