Blists Hill Victorian town, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Blists Hill Victorian town, Shropshire, United Kingdom, 2017-08-31.
Blists Hill is a recreation of a Victorian town and many of it’s industries during the 18th and 19th Centuries located 3km away from Ironbridge. The museum town features the orginal blast furnace where the struts for the famous bridge were rolled, pressed and cast as well as other authentic and recreated architecture. Expert guides and demonstrators re-enact the characters and trades of the time, like wood carvers, mill workers, iron mongers, printers, locksmiths and more.
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- Chris Griffiths
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Iron Bridge Shropshire United Kingdom Travel Architecture Industrial Revolution Victorian 1779 bridge industry steel iron Gorge of Ironbridge Ironbridge UK Symbol building landmark UNESCO world heritage cast iron iron ore coke smelting River Severn Midlands three counties innovation development leap forward history historic production inspiration technology change world changing icon Abraham Darby Coalbrookdale pioneer pioneering village town pioneering design engineering holiday tourism village vacation countryside rural people Blists Hill Madeley Wood Company Madeley Museum recreation recreated portrait people character actor re-enact reenact portraiture
- Contained in galleries
- Iron Bridge - BBC Travel

