Description and History of Site:-
Presently ruinous. Alongside Hard Level Gill. Two furnaces whose flues converge before ascending hillside to chimney at NY 988 003. Four doorways in front facade and some windows. Monolithic stone lintels to exterior of windows wooden lintels to interior. Remains of a fuel store behind. The present structures in coursed rubble date from 1839, but were built on the site of earlier mills. Originally, the flue and chimney were 470m long, but the flue was extended, some time after 1854, a new chimney built, and the site of the original chimney converted to a condenser.

There was a central wheelhouse with two ore hearths at each end and a roasting hearth added on the north-east corner.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Clough R, The Lead Smelting Mills of The Yorkshire Dales

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Key Words :- lead smelt mill

Viewing the Site :- Public access land

Address :- Low Row, Reeth, North Yorkshire, NE65 7LW
Grid Ref :- SD 99056 99908
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.394647 , Long -2.016046
Local Authority :- Richmondshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1015411, 1318271,
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- 1839 -
Record Date :- 19 May 2015

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