The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust owns and operates museums across the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
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Jan 19, 2025
Visited today We knew we would want to revisit so planned to get the annual pass plus As English heritage members we should have got a 15 % discount on this when paying at the door However the guy…Full review by Kathryn M
Nov 13, 2024
WOW, What an enjoyable day out. We only did Blitz Hill Victorian Town and the bridge itself but what an amazing day out. The staff were great and very knowledgeable. The place was clean and tidy. Wel…Full review by adrian c
Sep 14, 2024
so much to see and explore it was a great afternoon out my only complaint is that i didnt get there earlier as i didnt get round all the museums the whole area is beautiful and its like taking a ste…Full review by Andrew D
Accprding to Englush Heritage. "In 1773, Thomas Farnolls Pritchard – an architect from Shrewsbury – had a bold idea. Combining engineering expertise and new iron-casting …
Accprding to Englush Heritage. "In 1773, Thomas Farnolls Pritchard – an architect from Shrewsbury – had a bold idea. Combining engineering expertise and new iron-casting techniques, he proposed the world’s first iron bridge, which would link the parishes of Madley and Benthall over what was one of the busiest rivers in the country. Pritchard’s designs were approved by Act of Parliament and in 1777 construction began. Overseen by Darby’s grandson Abraham Darby III after Pritchard’s death, it was to be a cast iron single-span bridge of 30 metres, with five main semicircular ribs. The radical new structure, which formally opened on New Year’s Day 1781, used a total of 378 tons of iron at a cost of around £6,000 – significantly more than the £3,200 first estimated."
is there a bus that circulates between the various sites?
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You do have to be careful on this site not to give up on your quest for info just because a lot of people seem to like to answer questions on here in the negative with little knowledge & …
You do have to be careful on this site not to give up on your quest for info just because a lot of people seem to like to answer questions on here in the negative with little knowledge & for little reason other than to see their names on screen... Anyhow, rant over - Yes, there is a shuttle bus service called "Gorge Connect" which operates between the museums and the park & ride car park but, unlike a few years ago, it now only operates on key Bank Holiday and Summer school holiday weekends. Search "gorge connect" for more info. Best wishes
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