Bower Yard: Riverside Industry & Community
1882 1903 1927 2024 Once alive with smoke, hammering and laughter, Bower Yard was one of the most industrious corners of the Ironbridge Gorge — a place where th…
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Fords and Ferries in Ironbridge
The River Severn has always been both a barrier and a lifeline, and nowhere more so than in the Ironbridge Gorge. For centuries, before the great iron and stone…
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Motor Racing in The Gorge
The steep banks of the Severn Gorge briefly became a stage for cutting-edge Edwardian motorsport. Between 1908 and 1911, both sides of the river hosted hill cli…
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Ironbridge and Broseley Station
Ironbridge and Broseley station once stood proudly on the Severn Valley Railway line, serving both the town of Broseley and the town of Ironbridge. Opened in 18…
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The Square
It’s hard to picture now, with cafés, shops, and cars packed in around the edge, but Ironbridge Market Square was once the beating heart of the town. After the …
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Waterloo Street
Waterloo Street, Ironbridge – from thriving shops to bulldozers These photos trace the rise, decline, and transformation of one of Ironbridge’s busiest streets.…
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Tontine Hill
It’s hard to imagine today, but Tontine Hill once looked very different. Instead of grass banks and open views, both sides of the hill were tightly packed with …
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The Toll house
The Iron Bridge opened to traffic on 1 January 1781, the first bridge in the world built entirely from cast iron. Its Tollhouse, built in red brick with three s…
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Museum of the Gorge
On The Wharfage in Ironbridge stands a building that has reinvented itself more times than most towns manage in a century. Today we know it as the Museum of the…
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The Malt House (formerly The Talbot Inn)
The riverside building we know today as The Malthouse (formerly the Talbot Inn) hides centuries of history behind its whitewashed frontage. Concealed within is …
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32A High Street (Chip shop) — building history
Today this familiar High Street building is home to Ironbridge’s chip shop, but its story stretches back much further. 32 and 32A High Street are Grade II liste…
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