| Ironbridge 20:34 - Aug 28 with 749 views | builthjack |
What a lovely place. Had a wonderful afternoon there.
If there are any football fans on here, it was the birthplace of Billy Wright. |  |
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| Ironbridge on 22:54 - Aug 28 with 702 views | onehunglow |
Wife's sister used to live in Brosley nearby.
Lovely and historic place |  |
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| Ironbridge on 10:33 - Aug 29 with 651 views | Sandanista |
For a relaxing afternoon I recommend tile painting at the Jackfield Tile Museum-just near the iron bridge itself. | | | |
| Ironbridge on 18:34 - Aug 29 with 602 views | Thrasher6 |
Did you have an Eley's Pork Pie? |  |
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| Ironbridge on 10:19 - Aug 31 with 505 views | howenjack |
The quaker Darby family used to live there in the 1700s They found a new way of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal . This made iron much cheaper and easier to produce.They kept the secret to themselves building a self made iron "empire". Eventually their secret was out and the industrial revolution was born . The Ironbridge that the family cast in their foundry , I think , originates from 1776 Still stands today giving the village its name. Its well worth a visit if youre into industrial history . You can visit the bedlam furnaces and the Coalbrookdale foundry where the family produced their goods . Lots of the original houses from that era still stand . Also there is an excellent pub walk from the bedlam furnaces end over the modern metal bridge past the antique shops to the Coalbrookdale end along the banks of the Severn . | | | |
| Ironbridge on 14:13 - Aug 31 with 477 views | Sandanista |
| Ironbridge on 10:19 - Aug 31 by howenjack |
The quaker Darby family used to live there in the 1700s They found a new way of smelting iron using coke instead of charcoal . This made iron much cheaper and easier to produce.They kept the secret to themselves building a self made iron "empire". Eventually their secret was out and the industrial revolution was born . The Ironbridge that the family cast in their foundry , I think , originates from 1776 Still stands today giving the village its name. Its well worth a visit if youre into industrial history . You can visit the bedlam furnaces and the Coalbrookdale foundry where the family produced their goods . Lots of the original houses from that era still stand . Also there is an excellent pub walk from the bedlam furnaces end over the modern metal bridge past the antique shops to the Coalbrookdale end along the banks of the Severn . |
The Blist's Hill Victorian Living Museum is great too. Even old fashioned chippy with beef dripping fried chips. | | | |
| Ironbridge on 15:42 - Aug 31 with 466 views | swan65split |
| Ironbridge on 14:13 - Aug 31 by Sandanista |
The Blist's Hill Victorian Living Museum is great too. Even old fashioned chippy with beef dripping fried chips. |
We had an interesting day there, a few years ago, and some funny moments with the characters.
I n the bank you can exchange some money, and get the equivalent amount way back in the 1800s, the exchange with the teller and my wife who complained the 19/11d she was given was a bit less than the £5 or so she passed him was amusing, as they keep in character.
The second one a policeman stopped by us on his bike to chat, in character, asked "where were we from" "oh yes 3 day coach ride away", he soon sped off when my wife told him off as his bikes brakes weren't working. |  | | |
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