‘Furnace in the Forest’ (Derwentcote, County Durham) | Series 18 Episode 5 | Time Team

Thanks for watching. Time Team is fan funded and 100% independent – your support on Patreon directly funds new digs! Help us reach our goal of 8,000 Patreon supporters by the end of July so we can dig 3 brand new sites this year. Join Time Team on Patreon here: The team investigate the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution. Two-hundred years ago Derwentcote was at the heart of an iron and steel-producing complex that fuelled the spread of Empire. Over three days the Team fight through the undergrowth to reveal the furnaces and forges that produced the raw materials of industry under appalling conditions. Series 18, Episode 5 Time Team is a British TV series following specialists who dig deep to uncover as much as they can about Britain’s archaeology and history. For more Time Team content, check out the Time Team Official YouTube Channel: Support Time Team by becoming a patron