Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old Furnace, Ironbridge


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was Merge with Coalbrookdale and Blast furnace. Deathphoenix ʕ 16:12, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Old Furnace, Ironbridge
This article descibes one blast furnace and not very well.

The correct title would be 'Old Blast Furnace, Coalbrookdale'. Ironbridge is a separate village. The word 'blast is necessary as Coalbrookdale also had 'air furnaces' that were used for remelting iron. There is already a good general article on Coalbrookdale (which I have expanded) dealing with the history of the Coalbrookdale Company. There is a good general article on blast furnaces. There might be a case for a detailed description of the surviving stack, but that is not what appears here at present. The section on the local uses of iron is possibly of local interest, but I doubt that it is sufficient to warrant its appearance in Wikipedia. In summary there is little merit in retaining this article. Peterkingiron 22:27, 10 May 2006 (UTC) Reply (from deletion-suggester): I agree the site is an extremely important one, but I doubt there is anything in this article that is significant enough to warrant its appearance in either of the other articles. The Coalbrookdale article was a weak one until I expanded it; I was not aware of the existence of this one when I did, but doubt that it would have made any difference if I did. Peterkingiron 18:29, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge any useful information into the ones on Coalbrookdale and Blast furnace. It doesn't need its own article, but - given the vital role the furnaces of Coalbrookdale had in the Industrial Revolution - some of this really does need preserving. Grutness...wha?  05:36, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge per Grutness. Stifle (talk) 11:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.