Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. It contains all the elements of progress that contributed to the rapid development of this industrial region in the ...

Many of the original industrial buildings and tools remain in good condition and open to visitors at Ironbridge Gorge. When ...

During the 18th century, the Ironbridge Gorge was the epicentre of global industrialisation - the Silicon Valley of its day. Centuries later, as ideas spread around the world and technology began to ...

The National Trust is receiving a £9 million Government grant to take on the care of the museums and buildings that mark the “birthplace of the industrial revolution”. The grant will allow the trust ...

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