These ovens, or sealed furnaces, converted coal into coke, which burned at a higher temperature and was used in industry, especially smelting ore. At their peak, some 500 ovens operated in Cokedale.
These ovens, or sealed furnaces, converted coal into coke, which burned at a higher temperature and was used in industry, especially smelting ore. At their peak, some 500 ovens operated in Cokedale.