EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’40” N 2°28’59” W
December 23, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Iron Bridge! Another UNESO World Heritage site! It was built in 1779 and with Iron! Yes, Iron could hold that weight. We also walked around the Ironbridge small town. It was a lovely walk. Thanks theRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’38” N 2°29’8” W
June 7, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Ironbridge is a small town in the West Midlands region of England, famous for being the home of the first cast iron bridge in the world. The bridge was completed in 1781 by Abraham Darby III, grandsonRead more
EnglandThe GorgeCoalport52°37’25” N 2°27’53” W
August 2, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Trust, housed in the old factory buildings. Decorative tiles were produced in Jackfield from early 1700s. We have always admired tile, and more so nowRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W July 30, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Blists Hill was an actual working site with mines, blast furnaces, factories, and a canal, and some of those buildings are still there. There was never a town on the site, but the Ironbridge GorgeRead more
EnglandThe GorgeCoalport52°37’36” N 2°27’13” W
January 8, 2020 in England ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Most of the buildings here were moved to this created town from other areas. Taken apart brick-by-brick and put back together, the buildings were interpreted by period costumed workers who wereRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
July 30, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
It was here that Quaker Abraham Darby developed the technique of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal, allowing a much cheaper production of iron. His grandson built the world's firstRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
July 31, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Victorians loved their tea! This increased the demand for china. Coalport bone china was made in the Ironbridge area from 1795 to 1926. We saw so many beautiful original patterns, and learned how itRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
July 30, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
During the Industrial Revolution jobs increased and the need for cheap labor meant more children than ever before were working. Legislation to limit child labor started in 1833, and more laws wereRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
July 30, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Some of the industrial areas on Blists Hill, and a portion of the actual Shropshire canal. The first boat is an ice-breaker: horses would pull it along from the towpath and teams of men would rock theRead more
EnglandThe GorgeIronbridge52°37’38” N 2°29’8” W
January 8, 2020 in England ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Home of the first iron bridge. Cast off site and brought down in sections and connected. It spans the Severn River a major route from the coal and clay mines to ports in Gloucester.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Madeley
