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Blists Hill Victorian Town

Blists Hill is an open air museum, one of ten museums operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, built on a former industrial complex located in the Madeley area of Telford, Shropshire, England. The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Located at 52.629, -2.451 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Telford and Wrekin, Museums in Shropshire, Living museums in the United Kingdom, Open air museums in England, Preserved beam engines, Preserved stationary steam engines, Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge Gorge, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Hay Inclined Plane

The Hay Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, with a height of 207 feet (63 m). It was located on a short stretch of the Shropshire Canal that linked the industrial area of Blists Hill with the River Severn. The inclined plane was in operation from 1792 to 1894. It can be visited as part of the Blists Hill Victorian Town and is also a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.

Located at 52.6212, -2.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Telford and Wrekin, Buildings and structures in Shropshire, Canal inclined planes, Ironbridge Gorge, Canals in Shropshire

Coalport

Coalport is a village in Shropshire, now part of the new town of Telford. It is located on the River Severn at grid reference SJ700021, a mile downstream of Ironbridge. It lies predominantly on the north bank of the river; on the other side is Jackfield. The settlement was planned as a canal–river interchange and a complete "new town" by ironmaster William Reynolds, who between 1788 and 1796 built warehouses, workshops, factories and workers accommodation in Coalport.

Located at 52.617, -2.445 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Populated places on the River Severn, Ironbridge Gorge

Tar Tunnel

The Tar Tunnel is located on the north bank of the River Severn in the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalport, England. Miners struck a gushing spring of natural bitumen, a black treacle-like substance, when digging a canal tunnel for the Coalport Canal in 1787. The plan was to connect the canal alongside the River Severn to the lower galleries of the mines below the Blists Hill area. After digging some 3,000ft into the hill the canal project was abandoned in favour of bitumen extraction.

Located at 52.62, -2.4525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1787 establishments in England, Museums in Shropshire, Industry museums in the United Kingdom, Archaeological museums in England, Industrial archaeological sites in the United Kingdom, Visitor attractions in Shropshire, History of Shropshire, Tunnels in Shropshire, Ironbridge Gorge, Underground mines in England, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Tunnels completed in 1787

Coalport China Museum

The Coalport China Museum is one of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums based in the village of Coalport within the Ironbridge Gorge at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale on the bank of the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It is located in a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. The museum presents the history of Coalport China, a manufacturer of fine English chinaware which was based on the site between 1795 and 1926.

Located at 52.6189, -2.45111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Shropshire, Industry museums in England, Open air museums in England, Archaeological museums in England, Industrial archaeological sites in the United Kingdom, History of Shropshire, Ironbridge Gorge, Ceramics museums in the United Kingdom

St James' Church, Stirchley

St James' Church, Stirchley, is a redundant Anglican church in Stirchley, Shropshire, England. Stirchley was formerly a separate village but is now part of the new town of Telford. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church and its churchyard are designated as Scheduled ancient monuments.

Located at 52.6573, -2.4452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade I listed buildings in Shropshire, Grade I listed churches, Church of England churches in Shropshire, Norman architecture, 12th-century architecture, 12th-century church buildings, Georgian architecture, 1740s architecture, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Shropshire, Buildings on the Buildings at Risk Register

The Werps, Jackfield, Shropshire

The lost village of Werps was one of a group of small settlements which later became collectively known as Jackfield in the Broseley Parish in Shropshire. The Werps lay on the south side of the river Severn, opposite the Old Coalport China Works and records indicate either three or four public houses, although it is unclear as to whether any of their names are renames of the same building or whether re-built on the same site.

Located at 52.6182, -2.45209 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Former populated places in England, Ironbridge Gorge

Preens Eddy

The history of Preens Eddy, near Jackfield, Shropshire, England at the heart of the industrial revolution.

Located at 52.619, -2.453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villages in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Ironbridge Gorge