Several dozen industrial archaeology and industrial heritage sites are amongst the 227 listed buildings, scheduled monuments, and parks and gardens added to the National List in England for 2023 through Historic England. There were also several industrial sites which had their protection upgraded. These sites include:

• The Smokehouse in Craster, Northumberland, dating from 1853, was made a Grade II listed building. 
• The Railway Tavern, a railway pub built by the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1826-7, was given Grade II listed status. Seven other elements of the railway were also protected in 2023 including the inclines at Etherley and Brussleton, both now scheduled monuments.
• Deep Pit railway footbridge, in Hindley, Greater Manchester, dating from 1887, was made a Grade II listed structure.
• Swanwick Common Colliery headstock and winding house, Derbyshire, dating from the early 20th century, was protected as a Grade II listed structure.
• Swingate Water Tower in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, built in 1950, was given Grade II status.
• Four K8 phone boxes on the London Underground and nine K8 phone boxes Hull were added to the list as Grade II buildings.

Amongst the industrial sites to have their protection increased was part of the Cumberland Basin floating dock in Bristol, dating from the early 19th century. Its south entrance lock and swing bridge were upgrade to Grade II*.

Further details on these sites can be found here: https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/listed-in-2023/

Any member of the public can nominate a building, structure, or site for protection as a listed building or scheduled monument. Details can be found here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/apply-for-listing/