The Maws factory history

Walk along the Severn at Jackfield and you’re treading on the bones of the British tile industry. In the late nineteenth century, within little more than a mile…

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The Free Bridge of Jackfield

For centuries, the people of Jackfield, Coalbrookdale, Madeley and Broseley had only three options to cross the River Severn: the Iron Bridge, the Coalport Ferr…

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Coalport & Jackfield Memorial Bridge

Before there was a bridge, there was a boat. For over 120 years, a small ferry carried workers and families across the Severn between Jackfield and Coalport. It…

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Jackfield Landslip

Jackfield, a riverside community near Ironbridge, is no stranger to the ground shifting beneath its feet. The truth is, this part of the Severn Gorge has been u…

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